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EEA Report No 3/2018 published
This report provides an evaluation on how the growing knowledge on adaptation in Europe has been captured and how it is presented on the web-based European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) and shared across Europe.
Resent study from MSP4BIO: mitigating marine threats with restoration measures
In the light of the challenges posed by climate change, restoring ecosystems that have been degraded, damaged or destroyed allows nature to bounce back and flourish.
Discover three impactful types of restoration measures employed across the marine environments surrounding the MSP4BIO test sites.
Authors:
Martina Bocci, CNR Italy
Tea Marasovic, PAP/RAC
Ivan Sekovski, PAP/RAC
In May 2020, the European Commission adopted the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 which outlines an ambitious plan to protect and restore biodiversity in the EU over the coming decade. This Strategy, a core part of the European Green Deal, sets out the targets to protect 30% of the EU’s Seas and strictly protect at least a third of the EU’s protected areas.
Read more: Resent study from MSP4BIO: mitigating marine threats with restoration measures
Read our recent Marine Policy article on the implementation of the EU MSP Directive!
The paper, with lead author Jacek Zaucha, and co-authored by Margarita Stancheva (CCMS), takes stock of the impact the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU has had on developing maritime spatial planning (MSP) practice in Europe. Drawing on the practical experience of 22 Member States, it analyses how countries with varying political, planning and regional contexts, as well as varying MSP experience prior to 2014, have chosen to implement the Directive and what lessons they have learned in the process. A key lesson is that while the Directive provides a normative framework for approaching MSP, this has been variously adapted to national contexts. MSP in Europe is thus characterised by varied territorial coverage of plans, different national institutional arrangements for MSP, a variety of planning processes, and a variety of sectors covered by maritime spatial plans.
Read more: Read our recent Marine Policy article on the implementation of the EU MSP Directive!
BLUE CONNECT: Strict Protection, Restoration and Co-Management of Marine Protected Areas to Ensure Effective Ecosystem Conservation and Improved Connectivity of Blue Corridors
The BLUE CONNECT project addresses the urgent need to protect and restore marine habitats and ecosystems and to overcome gaps in the effective implementation of EU and global legislation by mobilizing the MPA managers, authorities, industries and local communities to co-develop and demonstrate a systematic approach to marine conservation planning and management.