Cross border meeting: When planners meet, in the Gulf of Bothnia will take place on 17-18 September 2019 in Pori, Finland. We invite local-, regional-, and national-level spatial planners from Finland, Sweden, and Åland to join!

Meeting themes:

• Building Networks – Cross border and cross level
• Stakeholder Involvement. Why? How? When?
• Lessons from FIAXSE. Results and recommendations

Download the INVITATION

Please register by filling in this REGISTRATION FORM

If you have any questions please contact:

Mari Pohja-Mykrä,
Satakuntaliitto
mari.pohja-mykra@satakunta.fi

Stefan Husa
Ålands landskapsregering
Stefan.husa@regeringen.ax 

Previous meetings:
Workshop on blue growth and economy
Workshop ‘When fishing and energy meet in the Gulf of Bothnia

More detailed information about the 6th Planning Forum comming soon.

You can already register for the Planning Forum via this link – registration form.

More information:
Wilhelm Gårdmark
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
wilhelm.gardmark@havochvatten.se

Read more about the Planning Forum.

Pan Baltic Scope project partners are welcome to join the thirt project partners meeting in Tallinn, Estonia.

Please register for the meeting via this link – registration form.

More information:
Wilhelm Gårdmark
Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
wilhelm.gardmark@havochvatten.se

Read what we did in our 2nd partner meeting here >>

The Pan Baltic Scope project leaders of the activities  1.2.1 Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) Toolbox and 1.2.2. Implementation of EBA in sub-basin SEA are happy to invite you to the second joint workshop in Malmö, Sweden on 9-10 May 2019.

The aim of the workshop is to develop preliminary findings on EBA and SEA further, leading to a handbook and recommendations for the Baltic Sea Region by the end of 2019. So far the results include a questionnaire on EBA and SEA, and a draft analysis report on EBA. During the first joint workshop in October 2018 we already looked into the results of the questionnaire. A workshop on the application of EBA in Finnish/Åland MSP will also be held and a case study is initiated on SEA/EBA in the Southern Baltic Sea.

Discussion points for the upcoming workshop
EBA as a framework umbrella

• Evaluation of HELCOM/VASAB MSP Working Group EBA guidelines and EBA Toolbox
• Malawi principles
• Green Infrastructure
• Cumulative assessments
• Socio- economic analysis

Coherent SEA in a transboundary context

• Common SEA language
• Assessment methods
• Future scenarios (zero alternatives etc.) and other alternatives
• Connection to the MSFD

The workshop will take place at Hotel Garden in the center of Malmö, Sweden starting at 10:00 on Thursday 9th ending at 15:30 on Friday 10th of May 2019. It would be great to have you with us shaping the MSP future of the Baltic Sea Region!

More information and registration

Jan Schmidtbauer Crona

Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Register to the workshop via email jan.schmidtbauer.crona@havochvatten.se by 19th April, including information on general dietary needs and if you want to take part in the networking dinner on the 9th May.

We invite you to join the 3rd workshop on Pan Baltic Scope Data Sharing activity that will be held on 3rd April in Copenhagen.

The workshop will include further testing of improved BASEMAPS for MSP output data, as well as the first draft of guidelines for data exchange will be presented. Furthermore, there will be presentations on national data developments that are done with the help of Pan Baltic Scope funding.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

For registration and further information please contact:

Kristine Kedo
Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

kristine.kedo@varam.gov.lv 

During the 18th joint HELCOM-VASAB MSP working group meeting on 27-28 March 2019 in Hamburg, the Pan Baltic Scope project will host the interactive workshop on Assessment of Regional MSP Framework implementation by the Baltic Sea countries.

Workshop participants will be introduced with preliminary finding on the MSP Principles and Guidelines on transboundary consultation application, given the opportunity to provide feedback on the initial outcomes and suggestions for updating MSP Principles and shaping upcoming MSP Roadmap for the Baltic Sea region.

The workshop is organised by activity “Follow-up of Common Framework” leader VASAB.

We invite you to register for the Cross border meeting: Better maritime planning – towards a shared future, together that will take place on 26-27 March 2019 in Umea, Sweden.

INVITATION & AGENDA

Please Register by filling this REGISTRATION FORM

When fishing and energy meet,
in the Gulf of Bothnia

-> Increase awareness and knowledge of cross-border blue growth issues and needs

-> Increase international collaboration between the maritime spatial planners

We invite:

• Maritime spatial planners
• Fisheries experts
• Energy experts
• Finland, Sweden and Åland

If you have any questions please contact:

Mari Pohja-Mykrä,
Satakuntaliitto
mari.pohja-mykra@satakunta.fi

Mikael Wennström,
Landskapsregeringen
mikael.wennstrom@regeringen.ax

Susanne Gustafsson,
Havs- och vattenmyndigheten
susanne.gustafsson@havochvatten.se

READ about the outcomes HERE >>.

Pan Baltic Scope Green infrastructure workshop, in cooperation with HELCOM State and Conservation and HELCOM Fish Working Groups (Essential Fish Habitats).

THE WORKSHOP

The purpose of the joint Workshop on Essential Fish Habitats is to consider existing knowledge regarding essential fish habitats at the Baltic Sea regional scale, and how remaining gaps could be filled.

The workshop will discuss and validate existing spatial data on essential fish habitats based on proposals collated within the PanBaltic Scope project.
The presented information will be further used in the PanBaltic Scope project to develop a concept of Green infrastructure for supporting maritime spatial planning in the HELCOM region.

WHO

The workshop is open to experts from Contracting Parties, partners of the Pan Baltic Scope project and invited experts on Baltic Sea essential fish habitats.

PROPOSALS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Please send proposals for contributions to support this topic by 15 September to Margarita Vološina from the Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (margarita.volosina@varam.gov.lv) with a copy to the HELCOM (lena.bergstrom@helcom.fi) and VASAB Secretariats (liene.stikane@vasab.org).

Read a short insight on how it went here >>

AIM

• Coordinated activities
• Learned from each other
• Created a common view

AGENDA DRAFT

Tuesday, 11th December
12.00 Optional Lunch in Old Town
13.00 Meeting Start
Approximately 18.00 Meeting End day one
Dinner

Wednesday, 12th December
9.00 Meeting Starts
12.00 Meeting Ends
12.00 Optional Lunch in Old Town

ISSUES

• Timeslot for Exchange between Activities (Discussion)
• Products and final reports – which, when, who (Decision)
• Recommendations from activities and project as a whole – how and when (Discussion)
• Communication issue (Decision)
• Any other business – please suggest beforehand, to Project Management

SAVE THE DATES! The Pan Baltic Scope project leaders of the activities  Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) Toolbox and Implementation of EBA in sub-basin SEA are happy to invite you to the third joint workshop in Hamburg, Germany, on 5-6 September 2019.

Before the meeting find out the results of the 1st meeting in Hamburg here and the 2nd meeting in Malmö here.

Contact information

Philipp Arndt
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
philipp.arndt@bsh.de

SAVE THE DATE for the Pan Baltic Scope 2nd Workshop on Data Sharing.

During the workshop, first prototypes of Baltic maritime spatial planning web-map will be introduced and group discussions about Prototypes for default visualization and sectoral visualization will be held.

For further information please contact:
Kristine Kedo
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
kristine.kedo@varam.gov.lv

You are welcome to REGISTER HERE

One main topic will be the results of the joint questionnaire of the Activities 1.2.1 Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) Toolbox and 1.2.2. Implementation of EBA in sub-basin SEA, where we try to figure out similarities and differences of the national SEA processes and experiences with the EBA in the Baltic Sea Region. Based on this, we will work together on a coherent understanding, find ways to deal with existing hindrances and create a valuable input for both activities.

AGENDA

Read about the OUTCOMES HERE >>

The Government of Åland with its project partners, the Regional Council of Satakunta, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, and Nordregio, will be hosting a meeting with two workshops on Åland to discuss the future development of the sea and how we can benefit from each other, cross-nation and cross-sector wise. Why we want to do this is because we want to support Blue Growth and sustainable development with the Maritime Spatial Plans in the Baltic Sea. Therefore, inviting experts, policymakers, and planners to network and collaborate on themes, which will increase cross-sectoral and transboundary development. Together we can bring better plans for the Baltic Sea.

1.Blue Growth and Economy in the Gulf of Bothnia – in Mariehamn on the 15th of October.

We will have a common lunch before the workshop, which starts at 13:00. If you wish to join the lunch please indicate it in the registration form below.

We will have a more in-detail workshop/meeting the next day for those who are interested (please remember to register separately to that event).

We will present and discuss topics such as:

• Maritime Spatial Planning
• Sustainable development at Sea
• Needs, interests, and possibilities for Blue Economy actors
• Collaboration between nations
• Land Sea Interactions

2.Blue Growth and Economy in the Bothnian Sea and Archipelago area – in Mariehamn on the 16th of October.

We will present and discuss topics such as:

• Cumulative impact
• Socio-Economic stats in the Gulf of Bothnia
• What are the links between Land and Sea
• Collaboration networks for the future
• Common needs, interests, and possibilities VS differences, possible issues amongst sectors

In case of any queries please contact Stefan Husa (Pan Baltic Scope Project coordinator, The Government of Åland) via email stefan.husa@regeringen.ax.

Those are two working meetings to agree with the experts about the further steps within the activities of:

1. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE on 10 – 11 September. Read about the outcomes here>>.

2. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS on 11 – 12 September.

Pan Baltic Scope is happy to invite you to its Opening conference – introducing lasting macro-regional tools for Baltic maritime spatial plans.

Maritime spatial planning (MSP) has become a hot topic moving even further each year, taking on board wider scope of issues and improving the regular approaches and practices.

Pan Baltic Scope is the international collaboration of planning authorities and regional organizations created to strengthen the knowledge and enhance the cross-border dimensions in MSP cooperation establishing durable tools for such partnership.

The partners representing the national planning authorities will highlight the status and progress of MSP processes in each country opening the panel for discussion.

We welcome sister project SEANSE from the North Sea to join us and introduce itself to ensure synergies and exchange of the practices between actions and sea basins.

Ecosystem-based approach, green infrastructure, land-sea interaction, cumulative effect assessment and socioeconomic analyses in MSP will be in the centre of practical discussions in the parallel workshops.

We invite practitioners and researchers interested in MSP, as well as policy makers and stakeholders involved in marine and coastal activities to get acquainted with Pan Baltic Scope and its plans, as well as dive together into the vastness of the maritime spatial planning.

Agenda