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Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment in Marine Planning

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Session outline• Introduction

• Background

- What is Marine Planning?

- The Ecosystem Approach – Qu’est-ce que ce?

- Strategic Environmental Assessment as a tool to implement the Ecosystem Approach

- The Swedish forthcoming Marine Spatial Planning including SEA

- Polish and German experiences of SEA in MSP.

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Workshop part 1 30 min

SEA in MSP Method: Plenary discussion

Topics:

- Differences and similarities between SEA in marine spatial planning and other

regional SEA:s?

- Challenges for SEA in Marine Spatial Planning?

- Opportunities for SEA in Marine Spatial Planning?

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Workshop part 2 15 min

SEA in MSFD- programmes of measuresTopics:

• Screening- Will SEA be required?

• Challenges for SEA for programmes of measures?

• Opportunities to link Marine Spatial Planning with SEA to Programmes of

Measures with SEA (tiering)?

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Workshop Conclusions 15 min

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What is Marine Planning?

Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning - MSP

- a process that consists of data collection, stakeholder consultation and the participatory development of a plan with a map

- objective is to balance sectoral interests and achieve sustainable use of marine resources

- a tool for improved decision-making

- directive on MSP – Commission draft 2012

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Marine Strategy Framework Directive – MSFD

adopted in June 2008

• aims to achieve good environmental status (GES) of the EU's marine

waters by 2020

• synchronized process – adopting the ecosystem approach

• initial assessment of marine environment and definition of GES 2012

• development of a programme of measures designed to achieve or

maintain good environmental status, by 2015 at the latest

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The Ecosystem Approach –Qu’est-ce que ce?

• a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources

that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way

• 12 principles (Malawi principles) - CBD

• Both WHAT and HOW

• HOW both knowledge and process participation 8

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EcosystemApproach

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SEA as a tool to implementthe Ecosystem Approach

SEA can provide:

• Scoping – focus

• Framework for a systembased holistic approach

• Development and aggregation of knowledge

• Consultations and participation

• Alternative development – scenarios, adaptive management

• Integration of social economic evaluation of ecosystem services

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The Swedish forthcomingMarine Spatial Planning including SEA

- Legislation on MSP in spring 2013

Three Marine Spatial Plans for Swedish waters in a 4-5 year process

Ambitions:

• Integration of SEA in the planning process

• Environmental baseline and SEA objectives starting point for planning

• Strong scoping – focused process and documentation

• Differentiated planning and SEA. Adaptation to a varying need for detail

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German and Polish experiences of SEA in MSP

Presented as part of BaltSeaPlan – multiproject

Germany

• MSP for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) North Sea and Baltic Sea

Poland

• Pilot MSP for the Western Gulf of Gdansk

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German example

• Scoping hearing 2005

• Draft spatial plan with environmental report 2008

• Environmental reports about 470 pages

• Public hearings 2008

• Adopted amended plan 2009

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German SEA

• Assessment� No negativ impact on the marine environment

• Adopted plan� A better environment!

• Successful SEA

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