• United Nations Development Programme, Global Environment Facility (UNDP/GEF)
• United Nations Environment Programme, Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (UNEP/GPA)

Regional bodies

• Caspian Environment Programme (CEP)
• New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Coastal and Marine Secretariat (NEPAD/COSMAR)
• Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)

National agencies

• Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Canada
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA

Scientific programmes

• Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ)

Nongovernmental organizations

• Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
  
• The World Conservation Union (IUCN)