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ecosystem and conservation planning models.
Model scenarios and outputs contribute to
regional environmental planning and support the
management of the living resources and assessments of potential impact of human pressures.
The outputs of the many projects building in
the Channel programme enhance our understanding of the English Channel marine ecosystem
and, in doing so, improve management performances. The multidisciplinary character of the
Channel programme is then particularly relevant
in the context of the MSFD which, through a
holistic approach of the seas and oceans, seeks to
achieve a good ecological status for the marine
environment by 2021.
The Channel programme has been successful
bringing together scientists and stakeholders. It
has demonstrated, through biannual conferences,
during which scientists presented and discussed
their results with managers, the value-added of
grouping research teams of different backgrounds
and fi elds of expertise (e.g. ecologists, sociologists, economists). It has further evidenced to
decision-makers that managing a common maritime domain requires an ecosystem approach
integrating all the human activities impacting the
marine environment.
More details on the Channel programme may
be found on the URL: http://wwz.ifremer.fr/
defi manche .
CAMISEMDI +
Leader : Région Haute – Normandie
1. Régions Bretagne
2. Région Nord – Pas-de-Calais
3. Région Picardie
4. Région Basse – Normandie
5. West Sussex County Council
6. Cornwall County Council
7. Kent County Council
8. Southampton City County Council
9. Devon County Council
10. Conseil Général Côtes d’Armor
11. Hampshire
12. Université de Caen
13. Marine South East
14. SEEDA
The Channel Programme: A Large-Scale Integrated Approach
ecosystem and conservation planning models.
Model scenarios and outputs contribute to
regional environmental planning and support the
management of the living resources and assessments of potential impact of human pressures.
The outputs of the many projects building in
the Channel programme enhance our understanding of the English Channel marine ecosystem
and, in doing so, improve management performances. The multidisciplinary character of the
Channel programme is then particularly relevant
in the context of the MSFD which, through a
holistic approach of the seas and oceans, seeks to
achieve a good ecological status for the marine
environment by 2021.
The Channel programme has been successful
bringing together scientists and stakeholders. It
has demonstrated, through biannual conferences,
during which scientists presented and discussed
their results with managers, the value-added of
grouping research teams of different backgrounds
and fi elds of expertise (e.g. ecologists, sociologists, economists). It has further evidenced to
decision-makers that managing a common maritime domain requires an ecosystem approach
integrating all the human activities impacting the
marine environment.
More details on the Channel programme may
be found on the URL: http://wwz.ifremer.fr/
defi manche .
CAMISEMDI +
Leader : Région Haute – Normandie
1. Régions Bretagne
2. Région Nord – Pas-de-Calais
3. Région Picardie
4. Région Basse – Normandie
5. West Sussex County Council
6. Cornwall County Council
7. Kent County Council
8. Southampton City County Council
9. Devon County Council
10. Conseil Général Côtes d’Armor
11. Hampshire
12. Université de Caen
13. Marine South East
14. SEEDA
The Channel Programme: A Large-Scale Integrated Approach