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Implementing the Marine and

Coastal Access Act 2009 in Wales:

early observations

Dr Rhoda Ballinger


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Introduction

Welsh coastal context

Policy & management

context

Marine and Coastal

Access Act 2009

New approaches

Early evaluation Conclusions including

lessons for elsewhere


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Welsh coastal context


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The Welsh coast: a coast of high value

High landscape, heritage &

conservation value

Important tourism &

recreational resource

Coast = accessibility

Improved water quality &

offshore waste disposal

Socio-economic hubs

Provides other valuable

natural resources


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Policy & managementcontext


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EC - Welsh policy hierarchy

European policy

National

Devolved administration

(Regional)

Local

Strong Weak

WALES


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National context

Sectoral legislation / policy

50% SAC / 70% coastal land of

conservation importance

Wales Coastal and Maritime

Partnership (WCMP)

Strong cross-sectoral representation

Sub-groups: ICZM, MSP

Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)

plans & strategies, including: Wales Spatial Plan

Environment Strategy

ICZM Strategy 2007

EC Recommendation

2 Annual Action Reports


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Welsh ICZM strategy

Drafted largely by WCMP

Provided a vision,objectives & actions

To ensure that effective co-ordination arrangementsare in place across theAssembly Government,local government and otherinterests with a role in thecoastal zone to facilitate theICZM process across Wales(WAG and key partners)

Making the MostoftheWalescoast:the WelshICZMStrategy


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Local context

Strong sectoral regime

Site conservation management

Local Authorities

Variable interest in coastal

Range of voluntary &partnership approaches

National Trust ownership

Pre-date EC ICZM initiative

Some support from EC funding Many aligned with EC ICZM

principles

NOT recognised as THE way forward

in the Wales ICZM strategy

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Factors affecting delivery of Welsh

ICZM Ballinger 2007 (Greenwich) Status of strategy ?

Incentives for policycompliance

Clarity of policy

Capacity Human resources

Expertise & knowledge

Financial

Policy alignment with otherpolicy areas Win-win / Environment

Strategy / WSP

Time

Testing / incremental growth


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Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009


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New WAG powers include:

Marine Licensing

Marine Spatial Planning

Marine Conservation Zones

Conservation Orders Fisheries

BUT NOT:

Large infrastructure projects Planning Act 08 / National (UK) Policy Statement

Reserved matters (defence etc.)

Different powers in 12nm and further offshore


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WAG - ICZMinthe postMCA Act

era considering how ICZMcan be integrated with

the new marine

planning system as this work develops

(over the next 2-3 years)

it will inform how ICZM

progresses in Wales


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Early evaluation


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Factors affecting delivery of Welsh

ICZM revisited post Act

Status of strategy

Incentives for policy compliance

Clarity of policy

ICZM definition/principles

Capacity Human resources

Expertise & knowledge

Financial Policy alignment with other policy

areas /?

Time ?

?


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The land-seainterface?

Marine / terrestrial planning VERYdifferent

Improving linkages betweenplans

Improved planning guidance (TAN14+)

Increased local planning capacity

Better consultation

ICZM = principles only? Even more peripheral

Role of coastal partnerships (2)

Jurisdictional boundaries


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Conclusions


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Conclusions Introduction of dedicated legislation for offshore areas

Many potential, positive benefits

Complexity associated with devolved governance

ICZM potential to loose its identity

Short-term institutional memory / reorganisation

Non-government stakeholders how will they react?

confused?

disillusioned?

sceptical?

Lessons for elsewhere

Stojanovic et al (2004) importance ofsuccessful factors for ICZM

particularly: contingent, focused, structured


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