The Celtic Seas Partnership is a four year EC Life+ project supporting the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in the Celtic Seas. It aims to draw people together from across the Celtic Seas to set up collaborative and innovative approaches to managing their marine environment. It is working to put the people
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Coastal Partnerships Network Newsletter Spring 2014
by NW Coastal Forum on May 9, 2014
The Spring 2014 Coastal Partnerships Network newsletter is available to download below. It contains a round up of Coastal Partnerships Network activity including the meeting with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, George Eustice, MP in March which Caroline Salthouse of the North West Coastal Forum took part in, together with work on development of
Report on Funding Coastal Access Event in Blackpool
by NW Coastal Forum on April 15, 2014
Our recent Funding Coastal Access event was a great success. A report is now available, see below. Attended by 35 delegates the event aimed to: Provide an update on funding opportunities for coastal access Explore possibilities for collaborative bids to progress coastal access across administrative boundaries Provide an opportunity to network and exchange information on
Coastal Management in North West England – a case study of changing stakeholder dynamics
by NW Coastal Forum on February 10, 2014
A big thank you from the North West Coastal Forum to all who took the time to take part in this research! We had a great response and this should really help to move the work of the North West Coastal Forum forward. The research is being conducted by Pamela Buchan, who is doing a Masters degree
SUSTAIN: new indicator toolkit for coastal localities available now
by NW Coastal Forum on December 18, 2012
The final outputs from the SUSTAIN project – part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVC programme – are now availble together with the presentations and other information from our recent Delivering Sustainable Coasts conference from the SUSTAIN project page. SUSTAIN – Assessing sustainability and strengthening operational policy – has been a 3-year
North West Awards for Coastal Excellence 2012 – Results
by NW Coastal Forum on October 5, 2012
The NW ACE 2012 were presented to winners by Professor Annie Worsley, Chair of the North West Coastal Forum, during our recent Delivering Sustainable Coasts conference in Southport. A summary of the winners and the Awards Powerpoint presentation can be downloaded below. For more information see the Current Projects page. 2012 winners: Awards Powerpoint:
Delivering Sustainable Coasts, 18 & 19 September 2012, Southport – book before September 5th!
by NW Coastal Forum on July 16, 2012
The North West Coastal Forum, working with Sefton council and 10 EU partners as part of the SUSTAIN project, is holding a major international conference addressing coastal sustainability issues across Europe and celebrating achievements of organisations and individuals across North West England. Places are still available but are filling up fast. Featuring the 2012 North West Awards for
SUSTAIN news
by NW Coastal Forum on January 16, 2012
The latest SUSTAIN English national newsletter is available to download below. This summarises the progress made to date by the partners – which include the North West Coastal Forum working with Sefton Council – and showcases work taking place in Sefton on the Landscape Partnership Scheme, as well as some of the exchanges of good practice that have
SUSTAIN Project Update
by NWCF on November 9, 2011
SUSTAIN, an EU-funded Interreg project that Sefton Council and the North West Coastal Forum are a part of, continues a-pace. The Europe-wide project, which aims to develop a universal policy tool to measure coastal sustainability, is nearly two-thirds complete with a final launch conference due to be held in Southport in September 2012. From a Forum