The performance of the Black Sea Commission as a collaborative governance regime

Avoyan, Emma; Tatenhove, J.P.M. van; Toonen, Hilde

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2017.04.006

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“…First, the existing national institutional structures, the diferent power and political dynamics, and policy and legal frameworks lead to ambiguities in the perception and assessment of risks and challenges posed by global environmental change in general and climate change in particular. Second, the existing governance arrangements for regional cooperation, including the Black Sea Commission and Black Sea Economic Cooperation, struggle to function and adapt adequately to contemporary challenges, including that of climate change (Avoyan, Van Tatenhove and Toonen, 2017).…”

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“…Also, the discourse on environmental protection called for regional cooperation as a mechanism for dealing with the catastrophic state of the environment in the Black Sea in the 1990s. The discourse on environmental protection was centred around the sense of urgency among the Black Sea countries to rehabilitate and protect the marine ecosystem (Avoyan, Van Tatenhove and Toonen, 2017). Over time, an integrative perspective on prioritising the Black Sea ecosystem, along with sustainable ecosystem use, has been suggested, particularly by the EU.…”

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Governance of the Black Sea

Avoyan¹,

Tatenhove²

2022

Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change

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Governance of the Black Sea

Avoyan¹,

Tatenhove²

2022

Routledge Handbook of Marine Governance and Global Environmental Change

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“…The resources offered by the Romanian coastal area provide the necessary support for an extremely varied multitude of human activities. It is often argued that the Black Sea is one of the most devalued seas in the world and that its environment has been characterized by the absence of management policies that have brought about declining marine supplies and high-rise levels of degradation and pollution (Avoyan et al, 2017).…”

Section: Romanian Black Sea Coastal Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the perception of stakeholders regarding the impact of coastal tourism on the environment in the Romanian Black Sea coastal area

Stan¹,

Aivaz²,

Vintilă³

et al. 2021

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The coastal and marine area is one of an endlessly increasing number of human activities and provisions, the most significant of which are those associated with tourism. With the start of the MARSPLAN BS-II project in 2019, the planning of public participation actions of stakeholders to identify areas and important features for each maritime activity to develop and implement MSP has started. This study, using an appropriate exploratory approach, namely Grounded Theory, aims to assess stakeholders' perceptions of the environmental impact of tourism in the Romanian Black Sea coastal area to identify potential barriers that may arise from the perspective of implementing the Black Sea MSP. Even if the impact of tourism on the environment cannot be studied in-depth and fully proven, it is obvious, through our results, that tourism should fully enjoy the management and planning efforts.

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“…From the oldest times, humans utilized goods and services that have been derived directly or indirectly from the marine environment and they have exploited marine resources without the implementation of adequate management strategies that aimed to ensure the sustainability of these systems (Frau, 2010). Black Sea environment was marked by lack of management strategies which has led to the decline of marine resources and to high levels of pollution because of invasive species introduction, unregulated public access of goods and benefits provided by the sea, as well as natural conditions induced by semi-enclosed specificity (Avoyan et al, 2017).…”

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Marine spatial planning in Romania: State of the art and evidence from stakeholders

Văidianu

Ristea

2018

Ocean & Coastal Management

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During the last decades, increasing demands on marine resources and unsustainable activities taking place in the marine area compromise the future use of the marine environment. In July 2014, the European Parliament and Council established a Guideline Framework for marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP). MSP is a useful and cost-effective tool for sustainable development, together with regulation and protection of the marine environment. Within this context, Romania has started to proceed and incorporate it in the national legislation framework; in 2017, it has also established a competent authority for its implementation so that marine spatial plans can be enacted by 31 March 2021. In this study, a first approach for MSP framework in Romania was developed, enabling the mapping of all current human activities related to shipping, oil and gas exploitation, fisheries, tourism and environmental status, in order to identify overlaps or potential conflicts among users. This paper identifies key challenges and concerns anticipated to emerge from incorporation of MSP in the national spatial planning framework as it is currently organized: a) Romanian stakeholders have a relatively poor understanding of European, national and regional sea planning regulations, b) concerns related to MSP implementation at regulatory level, c) huge need for sharing of MSP-relevant information for a coherent planning, d) challenges of assessing the needs of interconnected ecosystems (including relevant EU and international legislation). In this context, our study covers highly actual aspects concerning the way the marine spatial planning process evolves and will contribute to deliver a coherent approach to reduce conflicts of the Romanian marine environment, a proper MSP implementation, as well as minimizing the pressures and impacts on the marine resources.Keywords: marine resources and sectors; spatial plans; public participation; regulations; Black Sea Highlights:Review of Romania's legal regime on MSP.MSP implementation issues are discussed.It has not shown a tendency to engage public in marine spatial plans design.43% of invited stakeholders did not hear about MSP directive. 2Lack of coherence with legal instruments could be challenging for future of MSP.

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The performance of the Black Sea Commission as a collaborative governance regime

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Governance of the Black Sea

Governance of the Black Sea

Assessing the perception of stakeholders regarding the impact of coastal tourism on the environment in the Romanian Black Sea coastal area

Marine spatial planning in Romania: State of the art and evidence from stakeholders

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