Marine medicine therefore is the science of healing, maintaining and restoring health by prevention and treatment in relation to the ocean derivatives. The Ocean which is called the ‘mother of origin of life’ is also the source of structurally unique natural products that are mainly accumulated in living organisms. Marine medicine is not separated from general medicine but rather the general medicine applied to the sea.
The Ecosystem
Approach Framework for Planning and Management of Coastal Wetlands ‘EA-PMCW’
was developed by Ghoneim, mainly based on developing the principles of the
Ecosystem Approach ‘EA’ into a methodological framework. It aims to support
land-use planning process and achieve sustainable development in coastalwetlands, as one of the most sensitive and productive natural ecosystems onearth. It should be mentioned here that the EA-PMCW was mainly learned from and
built within four wider frameworks:RAMSAR convention for wetlands;The
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment;The principles and guidelines of the ICZM and
The International Convention for Biodiversity. However, it is oriented to
support the environmental land use planning process.
The EA-PMCW transferred
the principles of the Ecosystem Approach ‘EA’ into a methodological framework,
which integrates the distinguished features of the Watershed Approach and othersuitable environmental planning approaches. It is also informed by the review
of international planning and management experiences of EA applications and
related frameworks and practical experiences, from the other EA customized
frameworks. In order to test the applicability of this framework; the research
used semi-structured interviews with the interested local experts. Moreover
exploring the expected potentials and challenges could face the applicability
of the EA-PMCW, a focus group workshop with the environmental managers and
stakeholders helped to form some suitable recommendations for successful
applications in Egypt.
