Publication Type: 
Book
Language: 
English
Country: 
Malaysia
Region: 
Asia, Asia/Pacific
Organization/Author: 
WWF Malaysia
Year Published: 
1998
Pages: 
35
Description: 

This series of handbooks, on integrated coastal and estuarine area management, has been compiled so as to provide guidelines and management strategies for better coastal and estuarine land use planning. The handbooks are meant to help all users of coastal and estuarine areas in managing and utilising such areas and their natural resources wisely. The handbooks stress the need to integrate environmental considerations into specific human activities, land use activities and related issues.

The target audiences for the handbooks are relevant government agencies, planners and developers, fish farmers, fisherment's associations, coastal communities, farmers, plantation owners and the general public.