Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
Fifth MSP4BIO General Assembly showcased main achievements
Partners from MSP4BIO got together for the Fifth General Assembly Meeting held on 5 and 6 of February 2025 in an online format event. The two days meeting was filled with intense presentations on the main results achieved in the MSP4BIO and discussions on fine-tunning the outcomes and their widespread communication and promotion across the six test sites and beyond.
On the first day, in active interactive sessions partners discussed and contributed to socio-ecological management framework for MPAs and MSP integration and to the formulation of recommendations on Strategic Environmental Assessment process for MPA and MSP integration. In the afternoon the recent updates on the ESE Integrated Framework, feedbacks from MSP4BIO Communities of Practice and next steps were presented and discussed among partners to fine-tune the ESE tools, ecological and socio-economic criteria and measures for better alignment of MSP and MPAs. Afterwards, policy solutions for each test sites and results from the Think Thank science-policy events were presented and brainstormed to facilitate the biodiversity mainstreaming in MSP and to address the gaps in EU and Regional Seas Policy Frameworks for improved integration of biodiversity protection in a science-based MSP.
MSP-GREEN FINAL DELIVERABLE: D4.2 SECOND POLICY BRIEF PUBLISHED!
We are glad to share the release of the project’s final deliverable: D4.2 Second Policy Brief. This document represents the second (and last) policy brief prepared by the MSP-GREEN project. It consolidates and summarises the achievements of the project and guides to access other relevant project documents.
After two years of work, we remain firmly convinced that the path initiated by MSP-GREEN, positioning MSP as a key enabler of the European Green Deal, is crucial for achieving sustainable green transitions at sea!
Read the full version of the deliverable here!
ANOTHER IMPORTANT MSP-GREEN DELIVERABLE WITH RECCOMMENDATIONS FOR MSP TO SUPPORT THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
The present recommendations have been prepared as part of the MSP-GREEN project: “Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) as Enabler of the European Green Deal (EGD)”. They provide suggestions on how to strengthen the content of Maritime Spatial plans (MS plans) and their implementation, monitoring and revision in the direction of EGD objectives. The recommendations were initially drafted by MSP-GREEN project partners based on the assessment of their country’s plans and capitalising on the outcome of other projects, such as eMSP NBSR (Emerging ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning topics in North and Baltic Sea Regions).
Local Stakeholder Working Groups Established: A Key Milestone for BLUE CONNECT
We are very glad to announce a significant milestone in the BLUE CONNECT project: the successful establishment of Local Stakeholder Working Groups (LSWGs) across the 12 Demonstration Sites (DS). This achievement was met in December 2024 and marks a pivotal step in fostering stakeholder collaboration and building the foundation for effective site management and conservation.
