The guide is aimed at environmental and adaptation
managers and planners, principally in government
departments and agencies but also in business and civil
society organisations. As such, the guide aims to provide
a broad understanding of the principles and concepts
of coastal EBA, present a range of different coastal EBA
options, illustrated with existing examples, and discuss the issues and challenges that need addressing in EBA implementation. The guide is intended as a resource that can be consulted according to need. Together with the accompanying Coastal EBA Decision Support Tool (available online at
http://web.unep.org/coastal-eba/coastal-EBA-DST), it supports environmental decision-makers in choosing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and, over time, adaptively managing coastal EBA.