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10.5
Conclusions
T.B. Hernandez
In order to elaborate a strategy for the integrated management of coastal zones it is
essential to achieve a joint and coordinated work by all the different parties, eliminating the usual practice of managing the natural resources according to sectorial interests.
The coastal zone is a multifunctional system with numerous resources that can be
exploited by different users with different functions. At the water-land interface there
are terrestrial, aquatic and transitional subsystems that interact strongly among themselves, and support different and shared resources. For this reason, entities that manage the lands and coastal resources should not work independently from those that
\
.
manage marme resources.
To achieve an efficient use of coastal resources, a strong and clear interaction between the ecological, economical and institutional aspects is needed, and managers
must know the detrimental impact that unplanned use of a subsystem can have upon
another and the resulting negative impact upon economy and nature.
Likewise, it is of vital importance the conception of an organization or legal and
institutional frame inside which decisions are made and applied in mutual agreement,
with an adequate sharing of implicit responsibilities and costs. A proper combination
of regulations and economic instrumentation needed for the management of natural
resources must be achieved.
Conservation of the environment is a responsibility of all, therefore the need to
strengthen public participation in this context. The population must be warned of the
consequences of its actions and of its own role through environmental education at all
levels of schooling and through mass media. This way its active participation in conservation and sustainable development can be encouraged.
Management is a complex and expensive task, and susceptible of failure if the aspects involved are not properly applied. Without such conviction at all levels and institutions, management will not achieve its goal and the disastrous consequences to
economy and quality of life will not take long to appear. Conservationist management
must also imply economic, social and cultural aspects.
References
Borges T (1996) Cuban tourism and conservation of biodiversity. Presented at the International Conference on the Sustainable Use of Biological Resources, Budapest, Hungary, 26th-29th August 1996
Borgese EM (1997) Sustainable development in the oceans. Focus Report for Rio + 5, Dalhousi University, International Ocean Institute
Chabalina Liuba (1997) Gesti6n de los Residuales de las Fuentes Terrestres de las Ballias. CIMAB, Cuba
Consulta Nacional Rio + 5 (1997) Taller "Medio Arnbiente y Desarrollo". CITMA, Cuba
Eagle AMM (1996) Corporate investment andeco-politics. Book of abstracts. International Symposium
"Socio-Economic Benefits ofIntegrated Coastal Zone Management, Bremen, Germany, 9th-14th Dec.
Estudio Nacional sobre la Diversidad Biol6gica de la Republica de Cuba (1995) Prograrna de las Naciones
Unidas para el Medio Arnbiente, Instituto .de Ecologia y Sistematica, Agencia de Medio Arnbiente.
CITMA, Cuba, PNUMA
Fontaubert AC de, Downes DR, Agardy TS (1996) Biodiversity in the seas: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Marine and Coastal Habitats. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law
PaperN° 32
Gaceta Oficial de la Republica de Cuba (1996) Decreto-Ley 164. REGLAMENTO DE PESCA, Ano XCIV
Numero 26. Julio
10.5
Conclusions
T.B. Hernandez
In order to elaborate a strategy for the integrated management of coastal zones it is
essential to achieve a joint and coordinated work by all the different parties, eliminating the usual practice of managing the natural resources according to sectorial interests.
The coastal zone is a multifunctional system with numerous resources that can be
exploited by different users with different functions. At the water-land interface there
are terrestrial, aquatic and transitional subsystems that interact strongly among themselves, and support different and shared resources. For this reason, entities that manage the lands and coastal resources should not work independently from those that
\
.
manage marme resources.
To achieve an efficient use of coastal resources, a strong and clear interaction between the ecological, economical and institutional aspects is needed, and managers
must know the detrimental impact that unplanned use of a subsystem can have upon
another and the resulting negative impact upon economy and nature.
Likewise, it is of vital importance the conception of an organization or legal and
institutional frame inside which decisions are made and applied in mutual agreement,
with an adequate sharing of implicit responsibilities and costs. A proper combination
of regulations and economic instrumentation needed for the management of natural
resources must be achieved.
Conservation of the environment is a responsibility of all, therefore the need to
strengthen public participation in this context. The population must be warned of the
consequences of its actions and of its own role through environmental education at all
levels of schooling and through mass media. This way its active participation in conservation and sustainable development can be encouraged.
Management is a complex and expensive task, and susceptible of failure if the aspects involved are not properly applied. Without such conviction at all levels and institutions, management will not achieve its goal and the disastrous consequences to
economy and quality of life will not take long to appear. Conservationist management
must also imply economic, social and cultural aspects.
References
Borges T (1996) Cuban tourism and conservation of biodiversity. Presented at the International Conference on the Sustainable Use of Biological Resources, Budapest, Hungary, 26th-29th August 1996
Borgese EM (1997) Sustainable development in the oceans. Focus Report for Rio + 5, Dalhousi University, International Ocean Institute
Chabalina Liuba (1997) Gesti6n de los Residuales de las Fuentes Terrestres de las Ballias. CIMAB, Cuba
Consulta Nacional Rio + 5 (1997) Taller "Medio Arnbiente y Desarrollo". CITMA, Cuba
Eagle AMM (1996) Corporate investment andeco-politics. Book of abstracts. International Symposium
"Socio-Economic Benefits ofIntegrated Coastal Zone Management, Bremen, Germany, 9th-14th Dec.
Estudio Nacional sobre la Diversidad Biol6gica de la Republica de Cuba (1995) Prograrna de las Naciones
Unidas para el Medio Arnbiente, Instituto .de Ecologia y Sistematica, Agencia de Medio Arnbiente.
CITMA, Cuba, PNUMA
Fontaubert AC de, Downes DR, Agardy TS (1996) Biodiversity in the seas: Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Marine and Coastal Habitats. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law
PaperN° 32
Gaceta Oficial de la Republica de Cuba (1996) Decreto-Ley 164. REGLAMENTO DE PESCA, Ano XCIV
Numero 26. Julio