Baltic SCOPE kick-off - Central Baltic case*

Central Baltic Case

Baltic SCOPE Kick-off Event Rīga 29.09.2015.Ingūna Urtāne

Objective - bring together national stakeholders to develop proposals and solutions for transbounadry MSP process!

Areas in blue and green represent areas with an ‘acceptable biodiversity status’, while areas in yellow, orange and red represent areas with an ‘unacceptable biodiversity status’, based on HELCOM (2009)

Who will be involved in?

Responsible national institutions:– SE SWAM– LV MoEPRD Spatial planning department– EE MoF Spatial planning department– National eksperts from research, state institutions

HELCOM, NORDREGIOExchange of information and practices among SWC and CBC

Method

• Planners meetings – setting scene for Thematic meetings (TM) and for discussing outcomes

• TM leaded by coordinators:• Fisheries -SE• Environment -LV• Energy – LV and EE• Shipping –EE

• Stakeholder consultations at national level leaded by national experts

Documents to support discussions• Assessment report• Topic papers for sectors• Maps• Conclusions, proposals

4 phases

1. Assessment and identification of trans boundary MSP issues March -August 2015

2.Identification phase SE, LV and EE TM on Fisheries, Environment, shipping and energy, discussion on planning evidence, national and transboundary interests 3.Solution phase-

compilation of outcomes

4. Conclusion phase – recommendations

Conclusions from first phase

1. MSP developments are at different stages in LV, EE, and SE

+ national planning processes have been initiated, stakeholders have been identified- challenges to balance interests, to link national and transboundary consultations (formal/informal processes)

2. Driving forces – national policies, main sectors - shipping, fisheries, energy

3. Environment – tricky topic, difficult to focus!

Environment in MSP dimensions• Mapping of ecosystem services• Mapping of human impacts• Linking impacts/ pressures with the measures to

improve environmental status • How to work with/for sectors?• Mechanism for transboubdary SEIA consultations?

+ HELCOM cooperation involving experts and stakeholders from commercial sectors- data and mapping for entire case study area- methods and approaches used at national level to implement ecosystem approach

IRBE STRAIT

Fisheries data: ICES, national research

• fish resources protection areas • important areas for fisheries

Shipping –IMO, national regulations for shipping routes,safety

• Criteria for route designation• Restrictions to ensure shipping safety• Shipping and constructions at the sea

Energy• Production and transmission network• Where to place offshore energy production and

how?

NEXT steps

Discussions at national level and EE, SE, LV thematic expert meetings :

– national interests/ priorities– data exchange– LV MSP transboundary consultation exercise

SE, LV and EE will conduct national stakeholder consultations until mid- November EE LV will present first draft of national MSP at TM in December and will conduct national and transbounadry consultations until Feb 2016

«knowledge sharing is not just about sharing great ideas – its about improving the way that things get done by sharing the little things»