Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
Abstract submission deadline of the Littoral 22 Conference has been extended!
The 16th International Conference Littoral 22, will be held from 12th to 16th of September 2022 in Costa da Caparica, Portugal.
The conference brings together delegates from all over the world to collaborate and discuss the most current coastal research studies and projects. Apart from presenting their work, participants will have the opportunity to attend workshops, field trips, and engagement activities. The attendants of the conference can publish their work as peer-reviewed papers in the Journal of Coastal Conservation, which represents an invaluable resource for coastal scientists, engineers, and policymakers.
The conference will be hosted by MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTRE research group, Nova School of Science and Technology of Nova University - Lisbon, under the auspices of the Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC).
Abstracts must be submitted using the online submission form published on the conference website until 30 November 2021: https://www.littoral22.com/abstracts
Launch of the MSPglobal International Guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning
Produced jointly by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), the “MSPglobal International Guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning” presents a diversity of topics, case studies and actions to assist governments, partners and practitioners in their MSP processes.
MARSPLAN-BS II Fourth Steering Committee Meeting 29 September 2021 (Virtual)
On 29 September, 2021, the Fourth Steering Committee (SC) Meeting of the MARSPLAN-BS II project was successfully conducted. Due to the safety measures, the meeting was carried out in a video-conference format organized and hosted by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration of Romania. All partners in the MARSPLAN-BS II project as well as representatives of European Commission`s DG MARE and CINEA attended the SC Meeting.
The Fourth SC Meeting aimed at providing an efficient communication and feedback platform on MARSPLAN-BS II progress of activities as well as achieved project results and deliverables.
Proposal for making harmonized MSP plan data available across Europe published
The European Commission’s Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Data for Maritime Spatial Planning is pleased to share the newly published ‘Proposal for making harmonized MSP plan data available across Europe. Results of the work of the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on MSP data’.
In connection with these recommendations, the Assistance Mechanism for Implementation of MSP, in partnership with the TEG and EMODnet invite EU Member States to request support, should they have need, in connection with the newly published recommendations, including the possibility of organising training session for EU Member States.
The data required for Maritime Spatial Plans are diverse and cross-sectorial, with varying data availability within the EU regions due to differences in applied data management, data infrastructure, specifications and documentation. Plans delivered by EU Member States which use different non-standardized database structures (so called data models) and which apply diverse labels, make it difficult to understand, compare and assess planning coherency in cross-border contexts, at the sea basin and broader EU level.
