Biodiversity of coastal zones under pressure from urbanization and tourism

 – Strengthen monitoring of coastal environmental ecosystems, based on relevant indicators taking into account their specificities and vulnerabilities;

– Strengthen environmental coastline monitoring in order to reconcile the socio-economic development and preservation of coastal natural heritage;

– Develop and enhance the marine protected areas and make them special places for education and awareness;

– Promote sustainable urban planning and integrate climate change issues in development projects in coastal zones;

– Strengthen research on coastal impacts of climate change.

Sustainable fishing and agriculture

 – Increase fishermen and farmer awareness of the negative effects of unsustainable exploitation of coastal resources, and promote best practices.

Information, communication and education

– Establish a national day of celebration of activities for the coast;

– Sustain the Tangier conference by introducing a regular meeting of exchange and experience sharing on awareness and education for sustainable coastal management;

– Promote the emergence of networks of coastal stakeholders (NGOs, municipalities, etc.);

– Strengthen cooperation and exchange of experiences between countries for awareness and education on sustainable coastal management;

– Mobilizing the media and using technology of information and communication tailored to local contexts in order to develop and strengthen awareness activities in coastal zones.