Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on integrated coastal zone management: a strategy for Europe.

This document represents the response at the Community level to serious problems that European coastal zones are currently facing, such as habitat destruction, water pollution, coastal erosion and resource depletion. The document presents a series of conclusions and recommendations which constitute an European Union Strategy for Integrated Coastal Zone Management. The Communication is composed of three Parts plus one Annex. Part I outlines the challenge of managing the coastal zone by defining f