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The Physical and Coastal Environment
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The Human Dimension
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Management of the Coastal and Marine Environments
Understanding our Coast
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Coastal Zone Definition
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What is an Estuary?
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State of the Coast Report: KZN
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National Estuarine Management Protocol
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Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction & Background
Chapter 2: Overarching Drivers
Chapter 3: Climate Variability
Chapter 4: Coastal Environment
Chapter 5: Estuarine Environment
Chapter 6: Marine Environment
Chapter 7: Human Environment
Chapter 8: Economic Environment
Chapter 9: Governance Environment
Chapter 10: Conclusions
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