Marine spatial planning in the Middle East: Crossing the policy-planning divide

Portman, Michelle Ε.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.06.025

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“…In Slovenia, the "National Spatial Plan for the integrated spatial development" of the port of Koper includes consideration on coastal tourism, nature protection, and military areas (source: EU MSP platform). The Israeli marine spatial plan (Technion Israel Marine Plan) was led by an initiative of academia (Technion -Israel Institute of Technology) (Portman, 2015) for the entire EEZ. The plan appoints the goal to "protect, conserve, and rehabilitate the marine environment."…”

Section: Mediterranean Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The spatial structure identifies five functional marine areas across a gradient between protection-oriented and development-oriented scopes, according to a compatibility analysis of uses and conservation features. However, the effort did not combine with the ongoing official MSP process, called "Israel's Marine Spatial Policy, " implemented by the Israel government (Portman, 2015). In January 2017, a draft of a "marine areas" law was submitted to the Israeli parliament, to define the marine areas of Israel, including the EEZ, and the rights, obligations and State authority in these areas, as well as to protect the marine environment.…”

Section: Mediterranean Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Light and Shade in Marine Conservation Across European and Contiguous Seas

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As a response to increasing human pressures on marine ecosystems, the legislation aimed at improving the conservation and management of marine coastal areas in European and Contiguous Seas (ECS) underwent crucial advances. ECS, however, still remain largely affected by increasing threats leading to biodiversity loss. Here, by using emblematic case studies and expert knowledge, we review current conservation tools, comparing their application in different areas to assess their effectiveness, potential for synergies, and contradictions. Despite regional differences in their application, the existing legislative frameworks have the potential to regulate human activities and to protect marine biodiversity. However, four challenges remain to be addressed to fully achieve environmental policy goals: (1) Lack of shared vision representing a limitation in transboundary collaboration. Although all EU countries are committed to fulfil EU Directives and other binding international legislative acts, a remarkable heterogeneity exists among countries in the compliance with the common legislation on conservation and in their degree of implementation. (2) Lack of systematic procedures for the selection of protected marine sites. Regional and national approaches in designating Natura

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Section: Mediterranean Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mediterranean Seamentioning

confidence: 99%

Light and Shade in Marine Conservation Across European and Contiguous Seas

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“…Currently, many EU member states are in the process, based on the EU Directive, to establish and implement an integrated MSP in order to protect the environment and safeguard the socio-economic interests of each country [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. To date, few plans have provided a comprehensive strategy in dealing with all marine activities.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Maritime Spatial Planning in Cyprus

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Spatial Planning is a critical tool for land management and is extensively used in all developed nations. The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), at the European Union (EU) level, is based on Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and Council of 23 rd July 2014 which establishes a common framework for MSP in the EU, which each Member State is called to apply in relation to the maritime space under its jurisdiction (marine waters). In this paper the overall results from the "Cross-Border Cooperation for the development of Marine Spatial Planning" project are presented for the area of Cyprus. A variety of activities fall within the MSP such as maritime transport routes and traffic flows, exploration, exploitation and extraction of energy resources, tourism, underwater cultural heritage etc. In addition, the legal framework, activities maps are also shown. The variety of conflicts maps for the area of Limassol are illustrated both in 2D and 3D. A hypothetical scenario of Limassol town in Cyprus as an energy center is presented based on the overall results. The paper ends with some conclusions regarding the framework of MSP in Cyprus.

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“…Coordination mechanisms exist or are being created to improve cross-sector integration within MSP, and EU countries are busy developing other MSP-related activities, such as data collection and structuring, elaboration of guidelines, development of MSP methodologies, stocktaking of maritime uses and activities, elaboration of overarching vision/strategic elements and/or identification of the number of expected MSP plans and related geographic scope. Some initial actions have also been taken in some non-EU countries-for example, the advisory/ strategic level "Israel Marine Plan" (Portman 2015) or the design and testing of a methodology for marine vulnerability assessment based on EcAp in Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro) with the explicit aim of supporting MSP (see Sect. 4).…”

Section: Planning and Management In The Mediterraneanmentioning

confidence: 99%