First Negotiated Draft: Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Western Indian Ocean Region (September 2013)

The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Protocol to the Amended Nairobi Convention is being developed pursuant to decision CP6/3.3 of the Sixth Conference of Parties of the Nairobi Convention (COP6) to strengthen the legal framework of the Nairobi Convention for a more effective management of marine and coastal ecosystems across sectors and national boundaries to achieve sustainable development.