" Managing and Protecting Our Country's Natural Resources"
RELATED PLANS

Land Use and Environmental Management Plans Relevant to the Coast which are in Various Stages of Preparation and Approval

Name of Plan

Status

Responsible Agency

Physical Development Plan

New version prepared and submitted to Minister for hearing and approval 2003

Town and Country Development Planning Office, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Environmental Management Plan

Prepared and under review by Government of Barbados

Ministry of Environment

Coastal Zone Management Plan

Prepared and under review by Government of Barbados

Coastal Zone Management Unit, Ministry of the Environment

National Parks Plan

Prepared and under review by Government of Barbados

Natural Heritage Unit*, Ministry of Environment

National Biodiversity Action Plan

Completed in 2004

Natural Heritage Unit*, Ministry of Environment

Plans for National Heritage Conservation Areas

None prepared yet

Natural Heritage Unit*, Ministry of Environment

Water Resources Management Plan

Prepared and under review by Government of Barbados

Barbados Water Authority, MPW

* Organisation proposed under the recommendations in the 1998 draft of the National Park Plan

 Glossary of Terms
Anoxic
Refers to an environment that contains little or no dissolved oxygen and hence little or no benthic marine life. These conditions often arise in deep water locations where physical circulation of seawater is limited.

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