State of the Coasts Reporting System
The State of the Coasts (SOC) reporting system is a tool for local governments to assess the progress and benefits of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) implementation. The SOC allows local governments to document and measure the effectiveness and impacts of policy and management interventions in support of sustainable coastal development, and evaluate progress towards local, national and international targets for sustainable development.
Benefits to Local Governments
Provides an integrated and comprehensive evaluation process for ICM implementation that servers as basis for reviewing and improving the management program.
Facilitates systematic monitoring of local, national and international sustainable development targets.
Documents policy, environmental, social and economic conditions in the area to support policy and decision-making.
Standardizes monitoring process allowing comparison across ICM sites.
In the map below, sites indicated in blue have SOC reports available and sites indicated in black are developing their reports.
