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Coast Day 2019: Celebrating the importance of Mediterranean coastal zones
Coast Day 2019: Celebrating the importance of Mediterranean coastal zones

The 2019 edition of the Coast Day celebration was held  in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, on 25 September 2019....

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COAST DAY CELEBRATED THROUGHT THE MEDITERRANEAN
COAST DAY CELEBRATED THROUGHT THE MEDITERRANEAN

Apart from the central regional celebration in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Coast Day 2019 was celebrated in several other Medi...

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PREPARATIONS FOR THE COAST DAY 2019 IN FULL SWING
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COAST DAY 2019 IN FULL SWING

The 2019 Coast Day celebration is approaching rapidly and all the parties involved have been busy to org...

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Coast Day History

The Coast Day serves also to promote the integrated coastal zone  management (ICZM) as the optimal policy framework for achieving  sustainable development of coastal areas. The Protocol on ICZM in the  Mediterranean was signed in Madrid in 2008 by the Contracting Parties to  the Barcelona Convention. 10 years later, it was ratified by 11  countries and the EU. This Protocol is unique in the world in providing  legal support to securing sustainable development of coastal areas.

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