EUCC – The Coastal Union Germany
EUCC – The Coastal Union Germany, EUCC-Germany for short, is a nonprofit organization that supports the promotion of sustainable development of coasts and seas in national and international projects. EUCC-Germany provides learning modules and databases on the Internet, publishes information and journals and is involved in education for sustainable development (ESD) programs. As the German representative of the International Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC), the largest European non-governmental organization (NGO) in the coastal area, EUCC-Germany aims to strengthen German activities within the field of Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) by bridging the gap  between coastal science and practice. Overview. EUCC-Germany was founded in November 2002 and its main office is located in Rostock-Warnemünde on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The association currently counts with 100 members and about 1.400 network members. Main topics of the EUCC-Germany are: Services. EUCC-Germany is for all who are interested professionally or privately in the coast topic. The services of the association reach various interest groups. These particularly include coastal professionals, students and graduates, interested coastal residents and tourists. In the following, the EUCC-Germany activities are listed, which are exercised to achieve  their charitable goals and tasks. Projects. Since its founding in 2002, EUCC-Germany has participated in over 20 national and international projects and case studies in the field of ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management). Examples are: Further information is available on the respective Project websites. Organizational structure. The Board of EUCC-Germany is elected for four years by the General Assembly. It is composed by six members, with the federal states of Lower Saxony/Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with at least one representative member. Since 1 November 2006, a specialist advisory committee complemented the EUCC-Germany board . The consultants are EUCC members and renowned experts in relevant coastal fields. They assume voluntary, subject-oriented, consultative and supportive activities and participate as actively and guiding the association.