EUCC - The Coastal Union of Germany

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EUCC - The Coastal Union of Germany
(EUCC-D)
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legal form non-profit registered association
founding 2002
Seat Rostock-Warnemünde
purpose Promoting the sustainable development of the sea and coast
Action space Europe-wide with a focus on the North and Baltic Seas
Chair Holger Janßen
Managing directors Nardine Stybel
Employees 13 (2018)
Members 81 (2018)
Website www.eucc-d.de

EUCC - The Coastal Union Germany eV (EUCC-D) is a non-profit association based in Rostock-Warnemünde. He is the German representative of the Coastal and Marine Union (EUCC), the largest European non-governmental organization (NGO) that is committed to the sustainable development of coasts and seas.

EUCC-D supports and initiates national and international projects and acts as a mediator and link between science, practice and the public. The association networks activities and experts in the coastal area and is active in advice and knowledge transfer. For this purpose, he provides information and educational material, publishes magazines and is involved in the field of education for sustainable development (ESD).

aims

EUCC-D is committed to the sustainable development of the seas and coasts, in particular for:

  • Strengthening the German coastal waters in their function as a natural, economic, social and cultural area
  • Adapting to the effects of global change
  • Raising awareness of the value and protection of marine and coastal areas
  • Promotion of education for sustainable development (ESD) with a focus on seas and coasts
  • Strengthening international cooperation in the field of coast and sea management

activities

The EUCC-D association is aimed with its activities at everyone who is professionally or privately interested in the subject of coast and sea. This includes in particular coastal experts and actors, students and graduates of ICZM- related subjects, interested coastal residents and tourists.

The club's activities include a .:

  • Initiation and implementation of pilot projects
  • Organization and implementation of conferences, workshops, competitions, summer schools, further education events and nationwide exhibitions
  • Development and provision of tools for information and knowledge transfer such as B. Databases, information platforms, coastal GIS and eLearning programs
  • Publication of articles, magazines and films

EUCC-D also participates in the implementation of European directives in the field of water management ( WFD and MSFD ) and is involved in the beach garbage flushing area monitoring MV and in the round table marine garbage.

deals

  • Coastal Newsletter
  • Sea & Coast magazine
  • Publication and dissemination of scientific results in the Coastline Reports and Coastal & Marine series
  • Traveling exhibitions on marine litter, fishing & aquaculture
  • Providing databases of coastal photographs, oblique aerial photographs, projects, documents and events
  • Creation and distribution of thematic short films
  • Organization of events and conducting seminars on coastal and marine issues
  • Mediation and networking of experts, specialist speakers and organizations
  • Development and provision of learning units and training boxes in the ESD area
  • Initiation and implementation of projects at national and European level

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Board of Directors. In: eucc-d.de. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
  2. Employees. In: eucc-d.de. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
  3. Beach garbage flushing line monitoring MV. In: lung.mv-regierung.de. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .