Empowering coastal communities – a new partnership project

Published on 22 June 2023


Engaging people in decision-making in coastal communities is key to successful marine development

This is the thinking at the heart of a new partnership project between ACCESS Leadership College Fellow, Pamela Buchan from the University of Exeter and Aisling Lannin from the Marine Management Organisation ‘Marine planning reform for better governance’.

Together their project ‘Marine planning reform for better governance’ will help support local Councils who, through their Ocean Recovery Declarations, are calling out for advice and support to involve local people in how coasts are developed.

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