Baltic Sea management - Nature conservation and sustainable development in the marine ecosystem through marine spatial planning

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BALANCE – or in full “Baltic Sea Management–Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ecosystem through Spatial Planning” – is an INTERREG III B co-funded project aimed towards development of informed marine management tools for the Baltic Sea based on spatial planning and cross-sectoral and transnational co-operation. BALANCE is organised into 5 work packages (WPs) which will identify and collate relevant and available marine data in the Baltic Sea, Kattegat and Skagerrak area; define Baltic Sea marine landscapes and develop habitat maps, the latter in 4 pilot areas; assess the existing Baltic Sea Marine Protected Areas network and develop a “blue corridor” concept; develop Baltic marine zoning plans in 2 pilot areas (pilot area 2 and 3) and communicate with stakeholders and disseminate the results to project partners, sub-contractors, stakeholders and the public.

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