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"Coastal Zones: 21st Century Challenges”

20 years have passed since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. 20 years of efforts to better understand, inform, and improve the relationships between our societies and our planet's coastal zones. These efforts have crystallized into tangible outcomes in the forms of improvements in environmental culture and international agreements upheld by over 100 national and transnational coastal zone plans, protocols, and conventions.

While moving forward with these national and international efforts, we realize that the balance between development and stewardship is still broken, and many more efforts are needed to create a harmonious relationship between the use of knowledge in society and our planet's coastal zones.
Through an open consortium with academics and members of various research centers around the globe, we collected 115 points of view, and synthesized them into one baseline document.  This document is available on the UN RIO+20 conference website:
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&type=510&nr=395&menu=20

From this baseline document, We are pursuing three primary objectives:

(i) Generate the dynamics to produce an extended publication about “Coastal Zones: 21st Century Challenges” 

(ii) Provide an improved version of the baseline document to as many national governments as we can connect with, in order to be sure that the maximum number of points discussed in the document will reach the political level at the Rio+20 conference.

(iii) Open the working group to all concerned scientists who want to participate in and improve the colaborative process.

We are moving forward with the members of the consortium and the members of the coordination team:
Thank you for your continued work!

Here We Go: June 1st 2012 and We are honored to anounce that  the final version of the milestone document is ready and We will send the document to each country and UN Delegation.

This milestone document is addressed to each national, supranational, and UN delegation in the context of the Rio+20 Conference. It represents the interdisciplinary collaborative work of more than 200 coastal zone researchers from around the world. The main objective is to highlight (i) the looming challenges facing coastal zones and (ii) their potential solutions from the perspective of the Scientific and Technological Community, as part of the effort to construct and achieve the Rio+20 goals.

If you would like to join the working group, please fill out and submit the form below:



The members of the consortium are:

All of the Authors in alphabetical order, We are:
Andrus Meiner, European Environment Agency
Abreu Claudia, Boskalis Offshore
Aburto-Oropeza Octavio,Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Al-Tawaha Mohammad The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan
Anagnostou Chistos, Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Andrea Taramelli, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Appendini Christian, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Barragán-Muñoz Juan M. Universidad de Cádiz
Battalio Robert, ESA PWA | Environmental Hydrology
Baztan Juan, Marine Sciences For Society
Blanchard Anne, University of Bergen
Botero Camilo-Mateo, Universidad del Magdalena
Bremer Scott, University of Bergen
Cabrera-Vega Laura, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Campos Ana, CALCH
Canu Donata, OGS National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
Cefalì Maria-Elena, CEAB/CSIC
Chadwick Mike Université de Moncton
Chouinard Omer, Université de Moncton
Chrulska Katarzyna, Gaz-system
Conde Daniel, Universidad de la República
Cooper Dan, Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Inc.
Cornejo Alejandra, Centro Desarrollo y Pesca Sustentable
Costas Susana, Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia
Coyle Louise, National University of Ireland
Da Cunha Charlotte, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
De-Freitas Debora, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong
Delgado-Fernandez Irene, Edge Hill University
Demaria Federico, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Diez Javier, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Dominguez Patricia, Marine Sciences For Society
Dos Reis A. Tadeu, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Douguet Jean-Marc, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Duperret Anne, Université du Havre
Dutertre Matthieu, Marine Sciences For Society
Ernstein Raimonds, Latvijas Universitāte
Esteban Miguel Waseda University
Eynaud Frédérique, Université Bordeaux 1
Figus Elizabeth, Jagiellonian University
Finance Vanessa, Marine Sciences For Society
Froese Rainer, IFM-GEOMAR
Gaaloul Noureddine, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering Water and Forestry
Gabaldon Jesús, Dynamical Systems
Gallop Shari L., University of Western Australia
Geldenhuys Marli, Aurecon
Gorini Christian, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris VI
Guercio Francesco, Marine Sciences For Society
Gutierrez-Gálvez Casandra, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Hansen Birgit Helzel
Henocque Yves, LittOcean
Hernández-Calvento Luis, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Hirschi Ron
Hissel François, Institute for Inland and Maritime Waterways CETMEF/DS
Iglesias-Campos Alejandro, Regional Ministry of Environment of Andalusia – Consejería de Medio Ambiente/Junta de Andalucía
Jacobsen Frank, Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Jorgensen Bethany, Marine Sciences For Society
Karageorgis Aristomenis, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research-Institute of Oceanography
Khalil Syed, Coastal Protectionand Restoration Authority - Louisiana
Kniephoff Matthias Helzel
Konstantinou Zoi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Krestenitis Yannis N., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Lafon Xavier, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Levin Lisa, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Liquete Camino, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Looring Merle University of Tartu
Lopez-Gutierrez Jose-Santos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
M.Dieye Amadou, Centre de Suivi Ecologique
Martin Karen Pepperdine University
McFadden Loraine, Middlesex University
Mendez Edwin, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Meynecke Jan-Olaf, Australian Rivers Institute
Miranda-Avalos Francisco J., OANNES
Mustonen Tero, Snowchange Cooperative
Negro Vicente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Nicolodi João-Luiz, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande
Noblet Mélinda, Université de Picardie Jules Verne
O'Mahony Cathal,  Irish Coastal Network, Coastal and Marine Research Centre - Environmental Research Institute -University College Cork
Orford Julian, Queen's University
Pacheco André, Universidade do Algarve
Pagou Kaliopi, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Panayiotidis Panayotis, Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Paul Tett, the Scottish Marine Institute
Paulet Yves-Marie, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer
Pedrosa Tiago, Marine Sciences For Society
Pelzer Margit, German Association of Aquaculture
Plante Steve, ARUC-DCC/Université du Québec à Rimouski
Ranasinghe Roshanka, UNESCO-IHEUNESCO-IHE/Technical university of Delft
Ribas Nadia, Marine Sciences For Society
Roa Medvinsky Gabriel, Chao Pescao
Roca-Bosch Elisabet, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Rodrigues-Henriques Karyn-Nancy, Universidad de La Laguna
Roura Mireia, Marine Sciences For Society
Rubi Blanca, Marine Sciences For Society
Ruiz Alberto, Marine Sciences For Society
Salvatore Mauro, CNR-INSEAN
Sánchez-Arcilla Agustín, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Scapini Felicita, University of Florence
Schoeman David, University of Ulster
Schreiner Moura, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Schultes Sabine, Marine Sciences For Society
Seino Satoquo, Kyushu University
Semia Cherif, Center of Researches in Material Sciences
Silveira T.M., Centro de Geologia, FCUL
Sommer Marcos, Oceanógrafos Sin Fronteras
Stokke Knut-Bjørn, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Surette Céline, Université de Moncton
Syvitski James P.,  University of Colorado-Boulder
Terrera Josefina, Marine Sciences For Society
Tzanatos Evangelos, University of Patras
Vanderlinden Jean-Paul, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Vasseur Liette, Brock University
Veidemane Kristina, Baltic Environmental Forum
Vlassopoulou Chloé, Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Wacławik-Narbutt Witold, The Pomeranian Maritime and Vistula River Basin Cluster Association

The coordinators:
Dr. Juan Baztan, Bethany Jorgensen, and Mélinda Noblet

The Country Correspondents:
Argentina: Dr. Alejandra Cornejo, Centro Desarrollo y Pesca Sustentable
Australia: Shari L. Gallop, University of Western Australia
Brazil: Dr. A. Tadeu Dos Reis, Faculdade de Oceanografia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Canada:
Dr. Omer Chouinard, University of Moncton, Dr. Steve Plante Universite du Quebec A Rimouski and Dr. Liette Vasseur, Brock University
Chile: Patricia Dominguez, Marine Sciences For Society
Colombia: Camilo-Mateo Botero, Universidad del Magdalena
France: Dr. Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Dr. Yves Henocque, Littocean
Germany: Dr. Marcos Sommer, Oceanographers Without Borders
Greece: Zoi Konstantinou and Dr. Yannis Krestenitis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ireland: Louse Coyle, National University of Ireland, Galway
Italy: Dr. Camino Liquete, European Commission - Joint Research Centre and Dr. Felicita Scapini, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Japan: Dr. Seino Satoquo, Kyusho University
Jordan: Mohammad Al-Tawaha, The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan
Latvia: Dr. Raimonds Ernstein, University of Latvia, UNESCO chair
Mexico: Dr. Edwin Mendez and Casandra Gutierrez-Gálvez, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Netherlands: Dr. Roshanka Ranasinghe, UNESCO-IHE/Technical University of Delft
Peru: Francisco J. Miranda Avalos, OANNES and Dr. Mariano Gutierrez Torero, UNDP-GEF
Poland: Dr. Witold Waclawik-Narbutt, The Pomeranian Maritime and Vistula River Basin Cluster Association
Portugal: Dr. André Pacheco, Universidade do Algarve
Senegal: Dr. Amadou M. Dieye, Centre de Suivi Ecologique
Spain: Dr. Agustin Sanchez Arcilla, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Alejandro Iglesias, Andalusian and European Environment Agency.
Tunisia: Dr. Semia Cherif, Center of Researches in Material Sciences
United Kingdom: Dr. Loraine McFadden, Middlesex University, Flood Hazard Research Centre and Dr. Paul Tett, the Scottish Marine Institute
USA: Dr. Lisa Levin, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
Uruguay: Dr. Daniel Conde, Universidad de la República

by Dr. Radut.