The Coastal zones are defined by the extent of territorial waters up to the high water mark. They are long, narrow features of mainland, islands and seas, generally forming the outer boundary of the ...

June 8, World Oceans Day, is a time to celebrate the oceans that cover more than 70% of our blue planet. A new peer-reviewed Climate Central study explores an array of possible futures for America’s ...

THE Ministry of Works in collaboration with several other stakeholders has launched a coastal management programme for The Bahamas as a “vulnerable nation” to combat the looming threat of climate ...

People live near the coast: In all continents around the world (except Africa), settlement is concentrated along the coastline.Good communication links, job opportunities and the shoreline environment ...

The world’s coastal zones are experiencing rapid development and an increase in storms and flooding. These hazards put coastal communities at heightened risk, which may increase with habitat loss.

Federal funding for the national Coastal Zone Management Program is under threat. Proposed eliminations by the current administration would devastate state and territory programs established under the ...

A fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), which is a business of Sydney-based Macquarie Group, has completed a recapitalization of Boca Raton, Florida-based Coastal Waste and Recycling, ...

A major share of infrastructure, population and economic activities in Seychelles are located in the country’s coastal zone. In order to protect its coastline from ongoing erosion, the government of ...