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SITE-SPECIFIC GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE-BASED MSP
Authors:
Inne Withouck, Flanders Marine Institute – VLIZ
Isabelle Rombouts, Flanders Marine Institute – VLIZ
Margarita Stancheva, Center for Coastal and Marine Studies – CCMS
Fien De Raedemaecker, Flanders Marine Institute – VLIZ
Natascha Jaspert, s.Pro – sustainable projects
Ivana Stojanovic, s.Pro – sustainable projects
Analysing the coherence of maritime polices and management tools, and their effectiveness for conservation targets is crucial for advancing knowledge-based Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP).
In the six MSP4BIO test sites across five European sea basins, a thorough gap analysis identified several issues, divided into four categories, that hampered the effective integration of marine protection and MSP. This was validated with the Communities of Practice (CoPs) in the test sites made up of MSP and MPA authorities, sectoral representatives, researchers and environmental organisations.
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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).
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!
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.
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