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SAIL stands for Schéma d'Aménagement
Intégré du Littoral, a transnational project about
integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), financed by the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the framework of Interreg II
C. The project is carried out by a partnership of five European
regions for a duration of 2 years (2000 -2001): |
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Partners working on SAIL in Essex, under the auspices, of EEI are Essex County Council, Colchester Borough Council, Maldon District Council, Tendring District Council, English Nature and the Environment Agency.
For more information on SAIL have a look at the project website:www.west-vlaanderen.be/upload/SAIL/index.htm
SAIL and Essex
The SAIL project is enabling Essex Estuaries Initiative to carry out vital work developing a regeneration strategy for the rural coastal area. The Essex Estuaries area is the rural part of the Essex coast and its rural economy is influenced by a number of themes:
- Decline in small-scale coastal shipping
- Decline in fishing incomes
- Changes in the pattern of tourism
- Decline in traditional marine trades, such as boat-building
- Changes in the farming economy
- New environmental legislation
There are many institutions and agencies at work in the area, and all are confronted by these changes in one way or another. Their response, however, will differ depending on the nature of the organisation and how it perceives these changes. This creates the potential for the development of conflicting policies within the same geographical area. The SAIL project offered the opportunity to build on previous coastal work (Blackwater Project and Colne Estuary Strategy), by supporting their continued implementation. The development of the strategy includes several elements:
- Development of eco-labelling initiatives
- A policy audit
- Community participation
- Production of a regeneration strategy to help institutions and agencies target the funding more effectively
The project is now in its final phase and as a result there are several outputs:
- 'Essex for Seafood' brand - to find out more click here.
- SAIL ICZM Research Forum Report
- the forum was part of a SAIL workshop held by the Essex Partners click
on the hyperlink to take you straight to the report on the SAIL website:
www.west-vlaanderen.be/upload/SAIL/Research%20forum.htm - Regeneration Strategy for the Essex rural coastal area - still under development however take a look at the section on Community Events, in Regional Projects, to find out more about how they are contributing to the strategy.