Taljaard, SusanMonteiro, Pedro MSBotes, WAM2007-06-122007-06-122006-10Taljaard, S, Monteiro, PS and Botes, WAM. 2006. Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management. Water SA, vol. 32(4), pp 535-5420378-4738http://hdl.handle.net/10204/541Copyright: 2006 Water Research CommissionActivities and developments in the coastal zone, and in adjacent catchments, pose an increasing threat to the sustainability of the natural and socio-economic goods and services supplied by marine ecosystems. Governing authorities have had to develop new policies to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable development practices, either through legislation and/or incentive mechanisms. These, in turn, created the need for holistic and integrated frameworks within which to design and implement environmental management programmes. A structured ecosystem-scale approach for the design and implementation of marine water quality management programmes developed by the CSIR (South Africa) in response to recent advances in policies and legislation pertaining to sustainable utilisation of Southern Africa’s marine environment is discussed. The framework provides an integrated scientific base within which to set, for example, wastewater emission targets, taking into account ecosystem process complexity. It also aims to support and stimulate local stakeholder empowerment and involvement.enMarine water qualityEcosystem scalesIntegrated managementArticleTaljaard, S., Monteiro, P. M., & Botes, W. (2006). Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/541Taljaard, Susan, Pedro MS Monteiro, and WAM Botes "Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management." (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/541Taljaard S, Monteiro PM, Botes W. Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/541.TY - Article AU - Taljaard, Susan AU - Monteiro, Pedro MS AU - Botes, WAM AB - Activities and developments in the coastal zone, and in adjacent catchments, pose an increasing threat to the sustainability of the natural and socio-economic goods and services supplied by marine ecosystems. Governing authorities have had to develop new policies to promote environmentally responsible and sustainable development practices, either through legislation and/or incentive mechanisms. These, in turn, created the need for holistic and integrated frameworks within which to design and implement environmental management programmes. A structured ecosystem-scale approach for the design and implementation of marine water quality management programmes developed by the CSIR (South Africa) in response to recent advances in policies and legislation pertaining to sustainable utilisation of Southern Africa’s marine environment is discussed. The framework provides an integrated scientific base within which to set, for example, wastewater emission targets, taking into account ecosystem process complexity. It also aims to support and stimulate local stakeholder empowerment and involvement. DA - 2006-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Marine water quality KW - Ecosystem scales KW - Integrated management LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 SM - 0378-4738 T1 - Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management TI - Structured ecosystem-scale approach to marine water quality management UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/541 ER -