The Second PEGASO Virtual Conference took place from 8 to 19 October to examine possible approaches, select a set of common indicators for evaluating Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), analyse the regional Mediterranean and Black Sea Assessments and explore the links between indicators and spatial data infrastructure (SDI).

After fruitful discussions, the methodology and the preliminary set of indicators proposed were accepted by all partners. Methodological factsheets for the calculation of individual indicators and their future use by PEGASO partners and end-users will provide a harmonized method for assessing the ICZM Protocol in the future.

The PEGASO SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure) makes it possible to apply new spatial technologies and spatial information to discover, visualize, and evaluate related coastal information. It plays an important role in establishing an effective system of participation and governance, thereby supporting the PEGASO Shared Governance Platform and its outcomes.

During the meeting of the Priority Action Programme/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) National Focal Points, the results of the PEGASO ICZM stock-take for the Mediterranean were presented in draft form, including the background, scope and results. The stock-take results reviewed the formal management structure and institutional arrangements in the coastal zones of each country and the degree of ICZM implementation at different levels.
The findings offer a wealth of data and information on the current state of ICZM in the Mediterranean and the implementation of the ICZM Protocol.

Several initiatives by the participating organizations were aimed at reaching out to communicate the project´s activities, achievements and results.

The inception meeting of SPINCAM II (Southeast Pacific Data and Information Network in Support to Integrated Coastal Area Management) held in Santiago de Chile on 5-6 November was an opportunity to present the PEGASO project.

This year the Mediterranean Coast Day Week was celebrated in Split (Croatia) from 24 to 26 September. It was organized by Priority Acton Programme/Regional Activity Centre in collaboration with the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) ‘Coast‘ programme within the SHAPE project (co-funded by the EU´s IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme). During the celebrations, a technical meeting took place with PAP/RAC and nine National Focal Points (NFP), at which representatives of PEGASO and SHAPE informed participants about the progress made by these two projects. A joint meeting of the PEGASO, SHAPE, MAREMED (MAritime REgions cooperation for the MEDiterranean) and PERSEUS (EU Seventh Framework Programme) projects was also organized to share results relating to the implementation of the ICZM Protocol.

For the first time, about 300 key players from 21 Mediterranean countries-representatives of national agencies for the environment, fisheries, tourism and the economy, marine protected area managers, scientists, non-governmental organizations, regional and international partners, and local economic actors-gathered at the 2012 Forum of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean to share their experiences and develop a joint programme of work to advance the network of marine protected areas in the region.