Basins and Coasts is the newsletter for the USAID Integrated Management of Coastal and Freshwater Systems Program, which features two separate but collaborative programs. The IMCAFS-SUCCESS program (Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems) emphasizes coastal resources, aquaculture and fisheries management (http://www.crc.uri.edu/SUCCESS/). The IMCAFS-GLOWS program (Global Water for Sustainability) focuses on integrated management of freshwater resources (http://globalwaters.net). The newsletter team is: Elizabeth Anderson, Bob Bowen, Don Robadue, and Lesley Squillante. You can reach us at newsletter@imcafs.org. 2012 Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/index.php en-us Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Natural Resources Management http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/index.php http://www.imcafs.org/images/bclogoheader.png http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4_Final.pdf Vol: 4 Issue:4. The articles in this Basins and Coasts special issue summarize the experience and lessons learned from the first five years of the Sustainable Coastal Communities and Ecosystems Program implemented by the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island in partnership with the University of Hawaii Hilo and regional and local partners. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development with matching contributions from implementing partners, the Program provides global leadership in integrated coastal management in biologically significant areas through a participatory, issue-driven and results-oriented process that promotes the sustainable use of marine resources and conservation of marine biodiversity while addressing critical life issues such as food and income security. Equally important, the Program seeks to improve governance in the places it works in order to build the adaptive capacity and resiliency of the people and the place. The following articles provide examples of this multi-pronged approach to improving both our physical and human environments. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article1.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Elin Torell and Brian Crawford http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article2.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Brian Crawford, Maria D. Herrera, Nelvia Hernandez, Carlos Rivas Lecleir, Narriman Jiddawi, Semba Masumbuko, and Maria Haws http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article3.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Elin Torell, Brian Crawford, Dawn Kotowicz, Maria D. Herrera, and James Tobey http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article4.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Maria Haws, Brian Crawford, Narriman Jiddawi, Aviti Mmochi, Eladio Gaxiola-Camacho, Guillermo Rodriguez-Dominguez, Gustavo Rodriguez-Montes de Oca, Julius Francis, Carlos Rivas LeClair, Agnes Saborio Coze, Nelvia Hernandez, Erick Sandoval, Konrad Dabrowsk http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article5.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Stephen Bloye Olsen, Stella Maris Vallejo, Emilio Ochoa, and Pamela Rubinoff http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article6.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Lesley J. Squillante, Glenn Ricci, and Julius Francis http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article7.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Donald Robadue Jr., Robert Bowen, Guillermo Caille, Diego Paez, and Aviti Mmochi http://www.imcafs.org/coastsheds/issues/vol2issue4article8.pdf Tue, 6 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 James Tobey, Pamela Rubinoff, Donald Robadue, Glenn Ricci, Richard Volk, John Furlow, and Glenn Anderson