Northern European Sea Basins project

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The Northern European Sea Basins project focuses on maritime spatial planning in the North Sea with a strong interlinkage with the Baltic Sea. The aim is to ensure that issues related to MSP are approached in a cross-border manner. From this, solutions and recommendations follow that are needed to get and keep MSP future-proof for both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The aim of the NESB project is to support the GNSBI in developing a comprehensive international cooperation in the maritime spatial planning of specifically in the North Sea basin and in close cooperation with the Baltic Sea region. The NESBp aims to strengthen collaboration between North Sea countries and between the North Sea and Baltic Sea region. The project aims to link between the GNSBI and HELCOM-VASAB, promoting knowledge sharing and networking between sea basins to enable strategic and efficient marine spatial based on established cooperations within the eMSP NBSR project. , the project will utilize knowledge gained from other MSP projects in the EU Green Deal to ensure its successful implementation, laying a strong foundation for future development. NESBp aims to change the silo type of working by linking different international cooperations and promote international cooperation and alignment of marine plans and related themes. The project aims to support the GNSBI in its work to promote that countries work more internationally and integrally (taking into account multiple perspectives as opposed to the silo approach) and to make sure that the work in existing international cooperation bodies is better connected. Main objectives • Support a coherent implementation of maritime spatial plans across borders and coherence in overall maritime policy in the North Sea basin • Evaluate the cooperative interactions that have been established across borders between authorities and inter-ministerial bodies within and beyond the regions, • Assist North Sea countries to establish a structure for cross-border collaboration and learning on these matters in close cooperation with Baltic Sea countries • Evaluate the cooperative interactions that have been established across borders between authorities and inter-ministerial bodies within and beyond the regions, • Support an integrated approach and close collaboration at sea basin level, specifically in the North Sea Basin • Support the development of an integrated and ecosystem-based governance in the Greater North Sea Basin • Facilitate the application of ecosystem-based approach in MSP • Provide practical solutions and recommendations to enhance multi-use in practice • Facilitate decision-making at a sea basin level through a knowledge and data sharing platform Activities/results • Evaluation of maritime spatial plans related to work package topics • Impact on MSP development and implementation and practice in terms of better networks, organizational memory, sharing of knowledge and more informed decisions. • Dissemination and knowledge transfer of eMSP outcomes through participation in GNSBI technical working track groups • Development and strengthening of knowledge sharing platform • Organization of KoM and Final Conference and support to other related MSP events and forums, such as the EU MSP forum and the Blue Forum, to support knowledge transfer and building cooperation among North Sea (and Baltic Sea) countries • Support multi-use in design, combining ecosystem based approach with sustainable blue economy activities through a practical concept • Gap analyses and cumulative assessments on maritime spatial plans and related topics Impact and achievements Foreseen impact is to support the GNSBI into a full development, as a coherent and comprehensive cooperation around the North Sea basin, and in close cooperation with the Baltic Sea region. The project aims to facilitate coherent and coordinated MSP plans across the North Sea basin. Support the implementation of the MSP Directive