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Executive Order No. 533 adopting Integrated Coastal Management as a national strategy to ensure the sustainable development of the country’s coastal and marine environment and resources and establishing supporting mechanisms for its implementation.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Land & soil, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Coastal zone management Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Artisanal fishing Food security Policy/planning Institution Management/conservation Coral Sustainable development Wetlands Protected area
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Executive Order provides for the adoption of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) as the national strategy for the sustainable development of the country’s coastal and marine environment and resources. The goal is to achieve food security, sustainable livelihood, poverty alleviation, vulnerability reduction and ecological integrity.

Full text
English
Website
www.pawb.gov.ph