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P an-Baltic stakeholder workshop on The role of Maritime Spatial Planning as a management tool for Nature Protection Riga, 31 st Oct - 1 st Nov 2013. E.Veidemane, LIAE Palanga, 2 December, 2013. Participants at the workshop - 42 :. Partners: 23 Other institutions: 19.
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Pan-Baltic stakeholder workshop onThe role of Maritime Spatial Planning as a management tool for Nature ProtectionRiga, 31st Oct - 1st Nov2013 E.Veidemane, LIAE Palanga, 2 December, 2013
Participants at the workshop - 42: Partners: 23 Other institutions: 19
Session 1: Principles for sustainable management of human activities in marine space Session 2: Nature Conservation and Network of marine protected areas Session 3: MSP as tool for achievement of good environmental status of the Baltic Sea Session 4: Case studies on management of sea use impact by application of MSP Ecosystem approach in MSP for achieving GES Common Vision from BaltSeaPlan A coherent network of well managed BSPAs - one cornerstone in ecosystem based marine spatial planning Baltic Sea Protection Areas and Nature2000 Connectivity and blue corridors Role of MSP to achieve environmental objectives and targets Baltic Sea Action Plan in MSP context Resilience and limits of environment GORWIND - modeling experience in Gulf of Riga COEXIST - Interaction in European coastal waters - case study: Baltic Sea Choosing conservation objectives in relation to achieving GES (Belgian experience)
Key findings: • “Guidelines on the application of Ecosystem Approach in transnationally coherent MSP” - is very welcome! • Spatially relevant ecological information is an essential need. • MSP is important tool for nature conservation, but MSP is not a tool for designating MPA! • Co-existing uses are required by MPA's management plans • Coverage of BSPA's in the EEZ (4.6%) should be improved. • MSFD descriptors directly could be applied in MSP process as an objective as well as tool for monitoring