This coastal environmental profile reviews the biophysical, socioeconomic, institutional, and other important characteristics of a geographically defined section of the coastal zone located in the Batangas Bay Region.

This Coastal Environmental Profile of Xiamen is one of the initial inputs of the Integrated Task Team of the Xiamen Demonstration Project (ITT-XDP). It is a synthesis of available information provided by or acquired from various government agencies, institutions and groups within the Xiamen. This Profile represents the Team's assessment on the environmental and socioeconomic status of Xiamen, including its institutional and legal characteristics from a multidimensional perspective. The purpose of this Profile is not simply to characterize Xiamen and its myriad activities but also identify crucial management issues affecting or will affect it, including data gaps which could shed further light on the identified management issues. From there, recommendations are made on how to address the issues and achieve the overall strategic environmental management plan, as well as articulate the actions to address the management issues identified in this Profile.

This Strategic Environmental Management Plan for the Batangas Bay Region attempts to prescribe the manner by which development should proceed without compromising its environment. Premised on the principle of integrated coastal management, the Plan provides for a more comprehensive approach to the management of the bay and its environment through the active participation of its stakeholders. It attempts to bring together the efforts and concerns of the industry, local and national governments, and nongovernment organizations to help being about the desired development for the Batangas Bay Region. This is considered a pioneering effort in an urban milieu.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures" (in Korean). It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures" (in Vietnamese). It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures" (in Chinese). It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures" (in Portuguese). It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures." It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.

This report contains the main findings of the "International Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Successes and Failures" (in French). It was held in Xiamen, People's Republic of China on 24-28 May 1996. The workshop served as a venue to draw out ideas from the participating practitioners. About 130 participants from 19 countries and 11 international and regional organizations shared various views and experiences which served as bases for the formulation of a collective definition of good ICM practices.