Dobbin Planning Group's work spans the globe—preparing national ICM strategies and plans for China, Indonesia, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Oman and India and regional and local level ICM strategies and plans for Cuba, Egypt, Madagascar, and Mozambique. These multi-sectoral projects involve both land and marine ecosystems and are often watershed based.

We identify both areas of high biodiversity and areas of high sensitivity, as well as important ecological processes. At the same time, we identify areas of significant economic development potential across multiple sectors. Through our unique spatial and issue analyses processes, we identifyconflicts and compatibilities and design a framework that supports long term development of the coasts-enhancing people's lives and helping them to help themselves and take charge of their future.

In China, we set the model for coastal zone management in a series of municipalities in four provinces. The Chinese have adapted and expanded this approach throughout China's coastal zone. In India, we set up pilot projects to assist the GOI in developing its new ICM program at both the national and state levels. In Indonesia, we identified the most degraded coastal zones in the country and established a $300 million investment program to remediate and solve the major issues. In Albania, we successfully combined biodiversity protection, environmental restoration, sustainable tourism approaches and land use planning to prepare a new vision, concept, and strategy to both conserve and develop the coast.