CHARM has been dealing with areas with quite different natural and administrative boundaries with more or less success in setting up co-management arrangements for coastal resources management planning. They are, 1) the village through
conserva-tion/occupational group strengthening and networking, 2) the Sub-district through the setting up of Natural Resources Manage-ment Committees, Information and Learning Centres, Saving groups and school network, 3) the Province through issue-related
agreements (tourism,fisheries) and planning support and, 4) the seascape management units like Chalong Bay, Phang Nga Bay or Ban Don Bay leading the way towards a more ecosystem-based approach (Fig.3)