In its early stages, the Forum organizers in Paris asked leaders of UNESCO-sponsored field projects to send in examples of wise practices and to analyse them using a check-list of criteria. These were then posted on the Web to trigger discussion. Gradually the organizers extended the Forum to wise practices from other initiatives, in addition to those associated with UNESCO’s programmes and projects.
A team of moderators maintain the site -- editing the contributions before they are posted on the Forum site, and in addition sending the new postings as e-mail to over 40,000 individuals connected with the Forum. (In some parts of the world with poor internet connection, large files and attachments overload the local server, or cost too much to download at slow speeds and inflated telephone charges, so email is the only option.)
In the years since its launch, the Forum has addressed a large range of issues related to wise coastal practices, with many perspectives being flagged by individual contributors. There follow some examples of contributions related to biological diversity and its conservation and management in coastal regions, in both continental and insular settings.
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