Opening Plenary

Monday, June 4, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

40 Years of the Coastal Zone Management Act: Impacts and Innovations

Forty years ago, Congress passed landmark legislation to protect, restore, and enhance the nation’s coasts. The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 created a unique partnership of federal, state, and local governments and other stakeholders to protect the nation’s coastal treasures. The 40th anniversary of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) is an excellent opportunity to highlight successes and call for innovations.

The Monday Opening Plenary will provide perspectives on the impacts of state and local efforts in coastal management, with an emphasis on innovations that are likely to be instrumental in coastal management at the local, state, regional and national levels over the next 40 years. Participants will hear analysis, best management practices and proposed innovations for coastal management including the application of scientific knowledge and perspectives to coastal management policy and practice. Ideas from the plenary will contribute to a CZMA-themed Special Issue of the journal Coastal Management.

Moderator:

Kristen Fletcher
Coastal States Organization, Washington, DC

Panelists:

Rich Delaney, Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
Danny Clayton, Florida Coastal Zone Management Program, Tallahassee, FL
Additional Speakers to be Announced Soon!