‘environment’ means waters (including ground, surface, transitional, coastal and marine), sediment, soil, air, land, wild species of fauna and flora, and any interrelationship between them, and any relationship with other living organisms.

‘environment’ means waters (including ground, surface, transitional, coastal and marine), sediment, soil, air, land, wild species of fauna and flora, and any interrelationship between them, and any relationship with other living organisms.

Operations provided for in Article 23 (public aid for permanent cessation of fishing activities), Article 24 (public aid for temporary cessation of fishing activities), Article 26(3) (socio-economic compensation for small-scale coastal fishers), Article 26(4) (premiums for fishers and vessels owners involved in small-scale coastal fishing), Article 27 (socio-economic compensation for the management of the Community fishing fleet), Article 30 (aqua-environmental measures), Article 31 (public health measures), Article 32 (animal health measures), the first subparagraph of Article 33(2) (investments on inland fishing facilities), Article 33(3) (reassignment of vessels operating in inland fishing), Article 37 (collective actions), Article 38 (m ...[+++]easures intended to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora), Article 39 (fishing ports, landing sites and shelters), Article 40 (development of new markets and promotional campaigns), Article 41 (pilot projects), Article 42 (modification for reassignment of fishing vessels), Article 44 (eligible measures for the sustainable development of fisheries areas) and Article 46 (technical assistance).

Coastal habitats such as mud flats, salt marshes, sandy beaches and sand dunes are valuable for wildlife.

The Canadian Wildlife Service has developed a GIS-based custom planning tool that integrates our seabird database, our protected areas and critical habitat database, and our coastal waterfowl database.

INTEGRATED COASTAL-ZONE MANAGEMENT The Council approved the Resolution on a Community strategy for integrated coastal-zone management as set out below". THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION RECALLS its Resolution of 25 February 1992 on the future Community policy concerning the European Coastal zone; UNDERLINES once more the need for a Community strategy for the integrated management and development of coastal zones, based on the principles of sustainability and sound ecological and environmental practice; RECALLS that such a strategy is also provided for under the fifth Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environm ...[+++]ent and sustainable development (1), which singles out coastal zone management and conservation as a priority matter, and EMPHASIZES in this connection that this task should be undertaken in a spirit of responsibility-sharing; WELCOMES the progress already made by several Member States at national level towards the implementation of an integrated coastal-zone management strategy; (1) OJ No C 138, 17.5.1993. RECOGNIZES also the contribution that a number of existing Community measures, including the implementation of the Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (2), the Directive on the conservation of wild birds (3) and the Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (4), together with the use of certain appropriate financial instruments, could make to such a strategy; RENEWS its invitation to the Commission to propose within six months at the latest, with a view to strengthening co-ordinated action in this area and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, a Community strategy for the integrated management of the whole of the Community coastline that, while taking account of the specific problems and potential of the different zones, will provide a framework for its conservation and sustainable use; UNDERTAKES to examine such a ...