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Encora Themes
Theme 1 : Social and economic aspects of ICZM Multifunctionality and Valuation.

Theme 1 - Social and economic aspects of ICZM Multifunctionality and Valuation.
Valuation of competing functions to optimise the societal use of coastal and marine resources.

Theme 2 : ICZM Participation and Implementation.

Theme 2 - ICZM Participation and Implementation.
Testing and improving methods to evaluate progress in the implementation of ICZM, including eGovernance.

Theme 3 : Coastal and marine spatial planning.

Theme 3 - Coastal and marine spatial planning.
Multiple-scale structuring of spatial coastal and marine planning and related decision-support systems for sustainable development.

Theme 4 : Pollution, prevention and mitigation.

Theme 4 - Pollution, prevention and mitigation.
Development and application of emerging methodologies for preventing, detecting and mitigating pollution and for identification of areas at risk.

Theme 5 : Long-term geomorphological change and climate impacts.

Theme 5 - Long-term geomorphological change and climate impacts.
Promoting development, demonstration & dissemination of new and emerging models & methodologies for prediction of changes to coastal systems.

Theme 6 : Effect of development and use on eco-morphology and coastal habitats.

Theme 6 - Effect of development and use on eco-morphology and coastal habitats.
Impact-assessment tools and environmental techniques for recovery of coastal habitats.

Theme 7 Biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems

Theme 7 - Assessment of biodiversity change.
Testing and improving an ecological valuation protocol for the coastal and marine environment, including transitional waters.

Theme 8 : New sustainable coastal engineering techniques.

Theme 8 - New sustainable coastal engineering techniques.
Cataloguing innovative coastal engineering techniques to solve practical coastal protection issues.

Theme 9 : Assessment of field observation techniques.

Theme 9 - Assessment of field observation techniques.
New and emerging tools and practices for coastal and marine observation, with focus on remote sensing and remotely controlled measuring devices.

Theme 10 : Capacity Building, Training and Education.

Theme 10 - Capacity Building, Training and Education.
Comparative assessment of ICZM training and education programmes.