2.4 ICZM in Selected Member States of the EU
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was focusing on the description of what ICZM was and what not. The report summarized
the ongoing activities on national as well as Federal State level. Finally, the report ended
with the question “who is in charge to implement ICZM in Germany?”. It was stated that
the implementation process should be based on a “top-down” and a “bottom-up” approach.
The federal system of Germany led to several laws and regulations on national and Federal
State level which are intertwined. Mainly, the national policies are setting the framework
for Federal State laws and regulations which include detailed implementation rules. For
specific themes only national regulations apply, for example, marine spatial planning outside the 12-nm zone.
8 For other sectors, for example, coastal defense, the Northern Federal
States established their own laws and regulations.
Within the national ICZM strategy it was suggested that an ICZM secretariat should
further moderate and facilitate the implementation process. Since the publication in 2006
further activities on national and Federal State were conducted, a joint information platform should have been installed, but not a responsible body so far. The ICZM process
was accompanied by an ICZM advisory board consisting of different national and Federal
State representatives of ministries and authorities.
Reporting Period 2006–2010
Germany prepared a progress report on ICZM according to the ICZM recommendations in
2010. Within the first part of the progress report it was discussed how different activities in
several fields contribute to the further implementation of ICZM in Germany. It was mainly
concentrated on the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the implementation of
maritime EU policies into German law. An important step within ICZM in Germany was
the designation of a considerable area in the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) under the
NATURA 2000 regulation. The proposed ICZM secretariat has not been fully installed, but
the so-called Küsten-Kontor has facilitated the progress in the respective reporting period.
The second part of the progress report contained the description of project-based
implementations of ICZM in the German Federal States. Some of these Federal States incorporated ICZM in their spatial planning regulations and laws. An extensive elaboration
on several ICZM-related research projects finished this part of the report.
Another part of the progress report contained a compilation of barriers to further implement ICZM in Germany. On the one hand, it stated that European regulations and their
intentions have further to be harmonized. On the other hand, obstacles also in the German
federal system and the questions about the provision of an additional benefit by ICZM to
the existing system of planning, management and laws were drawn. Nevertheless, at the
end it was concluded that ICZM is a worthwhile process, but difficult to be implemented.
The progress report ended up with the description of future potential of sustainable
coastal development.
8 1 nm (nautical mile) = 1.852 km.
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was focusing on the description of what ICZM was and what not. The report summarized
the ongoing activities on national as well as Federal State level. Finally, the report ended
with the question “who is in charge to implement ICZM in Germany?”. It was stated that
the implementation process should be based on a “top-down” and a “bottom-up” approach.
The federal system of Germany led to several laws and regulations on national and Federal
State level which are intertwined. Mainly, the national policies are setting the framework
for Federal State laws and regulations which include detailed implementation rules. For
specific themes only national regulations apply, for example, marine spatial planning outside the 12-nm zone.
8 For other sectors, for example, coastal defense, the Northern Federal
States established their own laws and regulations.
Within the national ICZM strategy it was suggested that an ICZM secretariat should
further moderate and facilitate the implementation process. Since the publication in 2006
further activities on national and Federal State were conducted, a joint information platform should have been installed, but not a responsible body so far. The ICZM process
was accompanied by an ICZM advisory board consisting of different national and Federal
State representatives of ministries and authorities.
Reporting Period 2006–2010
Germany prepared a progress report on ICZM according to the ICZM recommendations in
2010. Within the first part of the progress report it was discussed how different activities in
several fields contribute to the further implementation of ICZM in Germany. It was mainly
concentrated on the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the implementation of
maritime EU policies into German law. An important step within ICZM in Germany was
the designation of a considerable area in the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) under the
NATURA 2000 regulation. The proposed ICZM secretariat has not been fully installed, but
the so-called Küsten-Kontor has facilitated the progress in the respective reporting period.
The second part of the progress report contained the description of project-based
implementations of ICZM in the German Federal States. Some of these Federal States incorporated ICZM in their spatial planning regulations and laws. An extensive elaboration
on several ICZM-related research projects finished this part of the report.
Another part of the progress report contained a compilation of barriers to further implement ICZM in Germany. On the one hand, it stated that European regulations and their
intentions have further to be harmonized. On the other hand, obstacles also in the German
federal system and the questions about the provision of an additional benefit by ICZM to
the existing system of planning, management and laws were drawn. Nevertheless, at the
end it was concluded that ICZM is a worthwhile process, but difficult to be implemented.
The progress report ended up with the description of future potential of sustainable
coastal development.
8 1 nm (nautical mile) = 1.852 km.