Institutional Mapping of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Louis Celliers* Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, South Africa * We gratefully acknowledge funding by the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs as well as the South African Association for Marine Biological Research for the preparation of this manuscript. Aldo Chircop is gratefully acknowledged for a pre-submission review and for suggesting that this manuscript be sent to the Ocean Yearbook for publication. Fiona Mackay is acknowledged for reviewing earlier drafts of this manuscript. All the actors in the ICZM landscape of KwaZulu-Natal are acknowledged for their willingness to participate in cooperative governance. Rod Bulman Phelamanga Projects, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Tandi Breetzke and Omar Parak Coastal and Biodiversity Management, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affair,s, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa INTRODUCTION Integrated Coastal Zone Management in KwaZulu-Natal Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in South Africa is currently guided by a national policy described in what is known as the White Paper for Sustainable Coastal Development in South Africa. This document represents the outcome of extensive consultation and several revisions over a number of years, beginning in May 1997. During the formulation of the White Paper, a parallel process was unfolding with the creation of the Coastal Working 1. Coastal Management Policy Programme, White Paper for Sustainable Coastal Developrrzent in South Africa, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Pretoria: Government Printer, 2000), p. 137.