Socio-economic implications of coastal zone degradation and their mitigation: a case study from coastal villages in India

摘要: Abstract The coastal zones are home to almost 60% of the people worldwide. land–water interface at coast results in high fish productivity. Industrialization has resulted creation urban agglomerations on primarily because facilitation trade by way sea. Environmental problems resulting from industrialization and urbanization have had disastrous effect ecology socio-economic status a number communities. concept “integrated management” is central management ocean areas under national jurisdiction Chapter 17 Agenda 21, adopted UNCED 1992. For this be effective, zone communities involved, will sustainable only if their conditions improved. This paper reports one such attempt made India where global NGO working along with local improve as well environmental part east India. focus been achieving economic security creating new avenues for employment using micro-credit schemes forerunner protection activities.