Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
WELCOME TO THE FOURTH ISSUE OF THE BLUE HORIZONS NEWSLETTER!
In the fourth issue of the Blue Horizons Newsletter you can find many updates from each project, as well as joint news like the soon to launch networking space for MPA managers and stakeholders, the outcomes of our roleplaying game at the UN Ocean Decade event, echoes of the Black Sea Basin Workshop under the three sister projects MSP-GREEN, MSP4BIO and MPA Europe, and our contributions to the key action points for marine protection in the Eastern Baltic.
We also bring news from our sister project MPA Europe and the exciting announcement of a new project that kicked off last May on MPAs in the Arctic-Atlantic.
Enjoy the read and thanks for helping us work towards the restoring and conservation of our Ocean.
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ECHOES FROM BLASK SEA BASIN WORKSHOP ON MSP-EGD-MPA NEXUS
The Black Sea Basin Workshop "Bridging Maritime Spatial Planning with the European Green Deal and better Integrate Marine Protected Areas" was successfully conducted last week on June 20th, in Varna, Bulgaria as a hybrid event. The workshop was jointly organised by the three European Union sister projects MSP-GREEN, MPA Europe and MSP4BIO, and hosted by the MSP-GREEN / MSP4BIO partner from Bulgaria - Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS). The workshop aimed to present and discuss at the Black Sea Basin level how the MSP could strengthen and promote better integration and implementation of the EGD maritime objectives (based on MSP-GREEN draft recommendations). The Black Sea Workshop also addressed the specific EGD topic of improved science-based MSP for biodiversity protection and better alignment of MPAs management and their integration in MSP.
MSP-GREEN HOSTED EU LEVEL Workshop: SVENDBORG, 29 MAY 2024!
The EU Level workshop to share recommendations on how to strengthen the integration of EGD maritime components into MSP, one of the main outputs of the project, with experts from all over Europe was successfully conducted: 30 experts from sectors, governance and research joined the workshop to evaluate and expand the draft recommendations. The interactive event and working groups provided a lot of feedbacks that will help improve the recommendations.
After introductory presentations, tens of recommendations were considered using tables and colour-notes inputs. The recommendations will be finalized and shared at basin level during five basin events, before making it to the final event.
A special thanks to partners and experts for putting time and effort in creating recommendations and providing useful feedback.
The Black Sea Basin Workshop to share and discuss MSP-GREEN recommendations will be held on 20 of June 2024 in Varna, Bulgaria!
Stay tuned for more details and results!
CCMS PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW EU HORIZON EUROPE PROJECT BLUE CONNECT TO START IN SEPTEMBER 2024
BLUE CONNECT: Strict protection, restoration and co-management of Marine Protected Areas to ensure effective ecosystem conservation and improved connectivity of Blue Corridors
Project duration:
- 42 months | September 2024 - March 2028
Project call:
- HORIZON-MISS-2023OCEAN-01
The BLUE CONNECT project addresses the urgent need to protect and restore marine habitats and ecosystems and to reach ambitious EU and global protection and restoration targets by 2030. Together with Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers, authorities, industries, and local communities from 12 Demonstration sites and beyond, BLUE CONNECT is co-developing, promoting, and demonstrating a systematic approach to marine conservation planning and management.
