Marine planning, The National Trust and six issues to change the world

Marine planning, The National Trust and six issues to change the world Slide courtesy of Defra Phil Dyke – Coast and Marine Adviser, National Trust and Chairman, Europarc Atlantic Isles Coastal and Marine Working Group Marine Planning Scoping Workshop, UCL – 23rd November 2010

NT Coast and Marine interests Over 700 miles inc 36% Devon and Cornwall, 20% Wales, 11% East of England, 30% Northern Ireland Islands – Lundy, Farnes, Brownsea 3.6% NT ‘Estate’ marine 3.8 million members

EUROPARC • The Federation: • a European network for protected areas • C. 400 member organisations in 38 countries • Promotes protected areas, good practice and policy at a European level • Atlantic Isles • A Section of Europarc covering the 4 Home Nations + Iceland & Ireland • 70 + member organisations • Coastal & Marine work is common to both

NT Coastal Values Survey 2010 • 63% regard visiting the coast as important to quality of life and have family loyalty to specific areas R Covey

NT Coastal Values Survey 2010 • 40% feel coast matters for peace and freedom and adventure…. the last wilderness R Covey

Issue No 1 • Encourage genuine public participation in marine planning – beyond those of us with a professional/sectoral interest?

Issue No 2 Learn lessons from land planning and apply to marine planning • The process of Survey – Analysis – Plan, and Plan - Monitor – Manage • The need for vision with unifying theme • The importance of evidence base, both bottom up and top down • The need for front loaded community and partner engagement • The importance of a genuine ‘spatial’ plan which is strategic rather than legalistic

Issue No 3 Deliver ICZM ……there is no longer an excuse! www.europarc-ai.org/eai-publications

An example of achieving ICZM – Coastal Protected landscapes and marine planning • 9 of the 15 National Parks in UK have coastline • 25 of the 49 AONBs in UK have coastline • 27 of the 40 NSAs in Scotland have coastline • 1/3rd of the coast of England & Wales is defined Heritage Coast www.europarc-ai.org/eai-publications

SPECIAL QUALITIES ARE DERIVED FROM CONNECTION WITH THE SEA

THE LINK BETWEEN COASTAL PROTECTED LANDSCAPES AND EUROPEAN MARINE SITES pSACs Existing SACs And coming soon the link between MCZs and coastal protected landscapes

Integration through new ways of working: NORTHUMBERLAND AONB and EMS • 2 Designations • AONB & European Marine Site • Overlap in the inter-tidal area • Separate Management Organisations • Joint management plan – numerous overlaps in terms of issues to be dealt with • e.g. • Climate change • Natural environment • Historic environment • Environmental quality – water • Enjoying the are • Living & working in the area • Land use & marine planning

So do take a look at this fantastic report………. ……and through helping to implement its recommendations play a part in the delivery of ICZM www.europarc-ai.org/eai-publications

Issue 4Recognise seascapes as a key resource in the marine and coastal environment • IUCN CATEGORY V LANDSCAPES / SEASCAPES • “an area of land, with coasts and seas as appropriate, where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant AESTHETIC, ECOLOGICAL AND/OR CULTURAL VALUE, and often with high biological diversity. safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, maintenance and evolution of such an area” • European Landscape Convention also helpful

SEASCAPE CHARACTER IS DERIVED FROM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND AND SEA

Seascapes exist, they matter and those of national importance deserve protection through marine planning

Issue 5For England – mind the gap between UK MPS and the phased delivery of marine plans • Timetable for preparation for marine plans for England • Spring 2011 Plan making starts in the first two plan areas, Marine Policy Statement publishedStatement of Public Participation released • 2013 Planning starts in the third and fourth areas………………and so on until…….. • 2021 Adopt ninth and tenth area plans We need to find a mechanism to close this gap

Issue No 6 Coastal networks and their benefits • Coastal networks do deliver benefits to The National Trust • These networks are varied and more than just ‘coastal partnerships’ • Coastal protected landscape partnerships are as important, as indeed are SMP coastal authorities groups • Coastal Partnerships can facilitate integration with AONB partnerships, SMP groups, local authorities and National Parks etc………… but there is a need to be less tribal (review mandates, memberships and the scale at which they work.) • The MMO would be wise to invest in Coastal Partnerships

Marine planning, The National Trust and six issues to change the world • Encourage genuine public participation in marine planning – beyond those of us with a professional/sectoral interests? • Learn lessons from land planning and apply to marine planning • Deliver ICZM – we genuinely have run out of excuses! • Recognise seascapes as a key resource in the marine and coastal environment and protect those of national importance • For England – close the gap between UK MPS and marine plan roll-out • MMO – invest wisely in coastal networks • phil.dyke@nationaltrust.org.uk

Marine planning, The National Trust and six issues to change the world