Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
MSP-GREEN FIRST NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED!
Discover latest insights, reflections and take-home-messages on the already carried and upcoming MSP-GREEN project events and activities!
Introducing the project and its consortium
Covering 5 European sea basins - The Baltic sea, the North Sea, the Mediterranean,The Black sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the MSP-GREEN project contributes to align maritime spatial plans (MSPs) to the ambition of the European Green Deal(EGD). The framework aims to provide a cross-cutting approach to the EGD keytopics relevant for marine environment and sustainable transition of blue economy: (1) climate change, (2) circular blue economy, (3) marine biodiversity, (4) marinerenewable energy, (5) sustainable food provision. Co-funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, the MSP-GREEN project gathers partners from Italy, Spain, France, Latvia, Finland, Bulgariaand Germany. Partners are: CORILA (Coordinator), CNR-ISMAR, IUAV (IT), CEREMA, IFEMER, UBO (FR), IEO (CSIC)(SP), MoEPRD (LV), RCSW (FI) and CCMS (BG). Associated Partners: VASAB and BSH (DE).
MSP-GREEN project presented at the Changing Coastal Landscapes meeting
The MSP-GREEN project was presented at University of Venice (IUAV) premises during the Changing Coastal Landscapes meeting. The Danish Universities offered experiences in coastal and marine research, as from IUAV side a perspective on research of EU Green Deal regarding marine Climate Change was provided.
At the meeting, an open discussion was held between scholars of University of Venice and
• University of Copenhagen (KU);
• Technical University of Denmark (DTU);
• Aarhus University (AU);
• Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation;
• Realdania
Next stop for MSP-GREEN presentation: European Maritime Day, 24-25 May in Brest!
Second Steering Committee and General Assembly Meeting of MSP-GREEN, 9 May, 2023
The Second Steering Committee and General Assembly Meeting of MSP-GREEN project took place as hybrid event (in Cagliari and online) on 9 May, 2023. The meeting was organized by CORILA and IUAV in synergy with the EMFAF sister project Regina-MSP event on Ocean Literacy for regional MSP.
The event included the CAs, SC and AB members. Scope of the meeting was to assess the progress of activities performed since the Venice’s launching conference in January 2023 and, from a strategic point of view, to verify the coherence for future activities. A discussion occurred considering the activities in each work package.
The MSP-GREEN website https://mspgreen.eu/ will be officially launched at the European Maritime Day in Brest, on 24-25 May 2023!
Stay tuned for further updates and follow MSP-GREEN on Twitter: @MSPGREEN22
The government approved the Maritime Spatial Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria 2021-2035
The Council of Ministers approved the draft Maritime Spatial Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria with a time horizon until 2035. With the approval of the Maritime Spatial Plan, Bulgaria makes a definite request to join the countries that have complied with their obligation under the Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 23, 2014 to establish a framework for maritime spatial planning. The Law on Maritime Spaces and Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria stipulates that the document be updated every 10 years. If necessary, this will be done in a shorter period of time.
The plan will make it possible to sustainably use the natural features and resources in the Black Sea maritime space and for the development of economic activities in compliance with environmental protection. It does not foresee a change in the way of permanent use of the coastal territories, as well as investment initiatives or new construction in accordance with the normative framework for territorial planning.
The adoption and implementation of the Maritime Spatial Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria represents a step towards more sustainable use of the Black Sea and its more effective protection.
Congratulations to our colleagues from the Bulgarian Competent MSP Authority (the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works) and the National Center for Regional Development (MSP planners) for this great achievement and to everyone contributing to make it happen!
