Resources on MSP from the Baltic Sea at the 2nd Baltic Maritime Spatial Planning Forum

Susanne Altvater

W 1/8 European Union

s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH

Maritime Spatial Planning

#BalticMSP

Resources on MSP

from the Baltic Sea

Platform

Baltic Sea

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History of MSP in the BSR

Examples of MSP projects and practices

New practices derived from real MSPs

available?

Baltic Sea

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http://www.msp-platform.eu/sea-basins/baltic-

sea

Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,

Germany, Denmark, Sweden, (Russia)

Shipping, offshore renewables potential,

fishery, coastal tourism

History of MSP interaction, MSP projects and developments

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EU/BSRlevel NationalMSPlevel

2001VASABWismarDeclaration:Extensionofspatialplanningtooffshoreareas

2002

2003

2004VASABGdanskDeclaration:CallforIntroductionofMSPFormationofVASABWorkingGrouponMSP/ICZM

DE:1stMSPadoptedfor12sminMecklenburg-Vorpommern

2005 EUGreenBook:VASABConsultation

2006 EUBlueBook:IntroductionofIMSPConsultation

2007 HELCOMBalticSeaActionPlan:Recommendation28E/9onMSPinBSR

2008VASABVilniusDeclaration:Long-TermPerspective,PromotionofHELCOM-VASB

PL:1stpilotMSPforGdanskBay

2009 HELCOM-VASABMSPWorkingGroup:MSPPrinciples DE:1stMSPforEEZ

2010

2011 LV:intheplanningprocess

2012

2013PL:PlanningprocessforSzczecinandVistulalaggonslaunched

2014EUMSPDirectiveVASABMinisterialConference:TallinnDeclaration,land-seaintegration

LT:ExtensionofSpatialPlantoEEZSE:MSPlegislationinplaceFI:1stMSPforKymenlaaskoregion

2015EE:MSPlegislationinplaceDE:MVandSHreviewMSP

2016Guidelinesonecosystem-basedapproachandontransboundaryconsultations,publicparticipationandcooperation,adoptionbyVASABCSPD/BSR,approvalbyHELCOMHOD

PL:MSPProcesslaunchedforotherareasDK:MSPlegislationinplace

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

HELCO

M-VA

SAB

BSRM

SPDa

taExp

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oupProjects

BALTS

PACE

//Se

aGIS/

/Balt

Coast

Baltic

LINes

//Pla

n4Blu

e

Smart

Sea

GulfofFinland,Spatialinventory

EcoDu

mp

Baltic

SCOP

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BaltC

oast

PlanC

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BaltS

eaPlan

ARtW

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PlanB

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PartiS

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Baltic Sea MSP process

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Strong connection between process and

projects

Huge resource on practices and knowledge

BaltSeaPlan as core project: many experts

working on this projects participated on real

plans; data could be used for real plans; same

stakeholders

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Many projects

are

documenting

the process of

pilot MSPs

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Many

practices

derived from

projects

Region Screened projects / sources in MSP Platform

Baltic Sea PartiSEApate (12), BaltSeaPlan (15), Plan Bothnia (2), BaltCoast (1), ARTWEI (2), TOPCOINS (0), BALANCE (25), Sea meets Land (6), Key to Governing the fragile Baltic Sea (1), East-West Window (4), BALTSPACE (7), BALTIC MASTER (1), DISPLACE (1), SeaGIS (5), MARISPLAN (2), Baltic SCOPE (3), Baltic LINes (6), MSP course forpractitioners (1), Poland countrypractices (4), HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group(3)

Country information

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Which MSP practices and projects

see MSP authorities as most

relevant?

Order given by MSP authorities

Project example: BaltSeaPlan

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31 reports -> most

relevant on platform

What is special about

the project: pilot cases

and reports of trans-

boundary topics

(fisheries, data,

stakeholder

involvement) + Vision

BaltSeaPlan practice: Strategic MSP for the Middle Bank

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Project example: PartiSEApate

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1st time: MSP and sectors on

transnational level; what is their

perspective?

Core project for guidelines on

transnational cooperation and

stakeholder involvement

MSP cycle

Practices from real MSPs: Latvia

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No effective MSPs in place

First draft of an MSP under development

Approval expected in 2017

Practices of this process:

• English summary of 1st draft MSP

(May 2016)

• Map on the current use & permitted

use of the sea (ENG; Dec. 2015)

Practices from real MSPs: Latvia

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Practices of this process:

• Draft Environmental Report (ENG;

Dec. 2015) -> new developments how

to include the ecosystem-based

approach into MSP

Practices from real MSPs: Finland

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Kymenlaakso

Region

Summary: Baltic Sea

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High number of MSP projects and pilot MSPs

These processes are very well documented

Now BSR member states are moving to real MSPs

Real MSPs have not produced many practices yet