The objective of the workshop was to discuss lessons learned from the local and community ICZM projects in Eastern Africa as a critical foundation on which to build successful new activities. Participants sought to discuss and answer the question : what makes for successful local and community integrated coastal zone management. The document contains the full papers presented at the workshop as well as the working group summaries. The nineteen papers were divided into four thematic areas: (i) marine conservation, (ii) terrestrial experience, (iii) tourism and fisheries and (iv) coastal management. Integrated coastal management is relatively new to Eastern Africa. The projects represent eight Eastern African countries (Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania). Project size ranges widely from the sub-district level to entire island states. Sustainable tourism and fisheries management are important in many of the projects which are mostly assisted by international donors.