# Presentation: 496666

## Envisioning the Futureof Coastal Management

- Envisioning the Futureof Coastal Management

- Southern and Caribbean
- Regional Meeting

- November 6, 2007

- Ralph Cantral
- Office of Ocean and Coastal
- Resource Management, NOS

## Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management

**Project Purpose:**
-   	To engage stakeholders in developing a vision for an improved Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and to identify methods for improving program implementation at the state and national levels.   Partners: NOAA and CSO
**Outcome:**
- 	A set of *core principles *and* specific ideas* for CZMA reauthorization and suggestions for improved policy implementation at the federal and state levels.

## What We Heard

- 	The CZMA should improve coastal governance:
**PRIORITIZED & STRATEGIC**
**	**NOAA and the states should set clear and measurable goals and objectives.**	**
**ACCOUNTABLE**
- 	National and state governments need to be held accountable for results.
**COORDINATED**** **
**	**Federal, state, regional, and local-level entities should leverage assets by coordinating priority setting, funding, program implementation, etc.

## National Program Concepts

**National Program Concepts**

- October 11, 2007

-   Office of Ocean and Coastal
-       Resource Management, NOAA

## CZMA Priorities and Objectives

- NOW:
- 	The CZMA sets a policy to “preserve, protect, develop, and where possible restore and enhance” resources of the coastal zone.
***FUTURE: ***
***Focus on three broad goals: ***
***Maintain ecosystem function ***
***Strengthen coastal communities***
***Integrate and target science and capacity building***
***Set measurable national objectives with assistance of a national advisory council.***

## Ecosystem Function

**	****National goal:  Ensure the continued productivity and biodiversity of coastal, estuarine and marine ecosystem.***** ***
- 	*Priorities:*
*Maintain or enhance critical habitats*
*Conserve critical habitats through acquisition*
*Minimize or mitigate impacts on coastal resources and water quality from development and climate change*

## Coastal Communities

**	****National goal:****  Ensure coastal communities are vibrant and resilient to coastal hazards and impacts from climate change.****   **
- 	*Priorities:*
*Manage growth and development to minimize impacts from hazards and climate change*
*Protect and enhance public access to beaches and other coastal resources*
*Improve efficiency of marine commerce; increase redevelopment of waterfronts and brownfields; protect water dependent uses; and improve the siting of energy facilities.*

## Integrate and Target Science and Capacity Building

**	**National goal: Integrate capabilities of NOAA and coordinate with other federal agencies to provide the best possible natural and social science.
- 	*Priorities:*
*Conduct and translate science based on needs of coastal and marine resource managers.*
*Build capacity of resources managers through the development of tools and technologies.*
*Educate and develop awareness of coastal and marine resource managers and the public.*
*Establish a system of sentinel sites to monitor impacts to ecosystems and changes due to climate change.*

## Integrated NOAA Coastal Science

- Codify NOAA Coastal Programs (e.g. CSC, NCCOS, CICEET) within the CZMA and define roles of these and other programs (e.g. Sea Grant, Sanctuaries, and Navigation Services)
- Establish mechanisms and support for coordination and integration of NOAA research, science translation, and tools to address national priorities.

## Partnerships

- NOW:
- 	Coastal zone management is accomplished primarily through partnerships with the states.
***FUTURE:****** ***
***	****The CZMA will:*
* **Authorize an organization to coordinate efforts with NGOs and the private sector (similar to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation).*
*Establish regional cooperative institutes through a competitive process.*

## Interagency Coordination

- NOW:
- 	The CZMA does not formally support coordination of federal agencies to meet mutual goals and objectives for the coasts.
***FUTURE:****** ***
***Ad hoc issue-specific workgroups.***
***Permanent regional task forces of state and federal managers.***

## Special Areas

- NOW:
- 	The CZMA supports the designation of NERRs and development of Special Area Management Plans, but does not include CELCP.
***FUTURE:***
*Develop regional initiatives that would incorporate place-based management into a broader context.*
*Develop a coordinated national network of protected areas (incl. CELCP, NERRS, Wildlife Refuges, Parks and Seashores)*
*Make CELCP an integrated part of coastal management.*

## State Program Concepts

**State Program Concepts**

- October 11, 2007

-   Office of Ocean and Coastal
-       Resource Management, NOAA

## Assessment and Planning

- NOW:
- 	The CZMA does  not require state CZM plans with measurable outcomes.
***FUTURE:****** ***
*Federal-State partnership develops robust comprehensive resource assessments.*
*States and reserves develop plans with strategies and measurable objectives.  *
*States and reserves are evaluated on progress toward objectives.*

## Competitive Funding

- NOW:
- 	Funds are allocated among states through a formula based on coastal population and shoreline mileage.
***FUTURE:****** ***
***	****Provide three types of funding:*
*base funding for core competencies, *
*Funding for plan development*
*Competitive funding for projects and program implementation (based on anticipated impact of project and program performance).*

## Managing at Ecosystem Scales

- NOW:
- 	States delineated the geographic boundaries of their coastal programs on whatever basis they chose, leading to inconsistency and ineffectiveness.
***FUTURE:****** ***
*Require revision of coastal zone boundaries for planning purposes and, at a minimum, require inclusion of coastal watersheds and state territorial waters.  *
*Support and encourage ad hoc regional processes to address issues at various scales.*

**Notes:**
State Coastal Management Plans will apply to the new boundary.
State will not necessarily need to redraft regulatory frameworks.

## Local Governments

- NOW:
- 	The CZMA does not provide for federal-local collaboration, nor does it direct state programs to develop state-local partnerships.
***FUTURE: ***
*Require local government input in state and reserve plan development. *
*Provide dedicated, competitively allocated funding for local demonstration projects. *
*Provide better and more integrated technical assistance. *

## Ongoing Process

- The Final Report identifies Cornerstones and Core Principles for the next generation of coastal management (available online)
- NOS is developing a legislative proposal
- 	 (fall-winter 2007)
- Administration bill for Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization introduced (early 2008?)

## Your Feedback 

**Initial reactions** to National and State Program concepts.
**Suggestions** for improving our legislative package.
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## For more information contact:

**Donna Wieting** or **Ralph Cantral**
- Donna.Wieting@noaa.gov  or Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov
- Web site: www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov