Achieving Environmental Success through Partnerships: Collaboration between the National Estuary Programs and State and Territory Coastal Zone Management Programs
This report lays out the case for strengthening relationships between EPA’s partnership programs and state or territory agencies, through the lens of the 28 NEPs and the 20 overlapping state Coastal Zone Management Programs. Through conversations with NEP and CZMP staff and extensive research, this report explores the scope of these two programs to identify areas of common focus that can serve as a basis for further collaboration. It highlights examples of successful partnership and offers opportunities for how to collaborate more meaningfully in the future.