Open AccessMaritime Spatial Planning Transboundary Pilot Projects and their Implication in the National Process in Spain
Author(s) -
M. Gómez-Ballesteros,
Cristina Cervera-Núñez,
M. Campillos-Llanos,
Sagrario Arrieta Algarra,
A. Lloret,
Carla Murciano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
costas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-0963
DOI - 10.26359/costas.e1021
Subject(s) - directive , spatial planning , marine spatial planning , environmental planning , marine strategy framework directive , environmental resource management , parliament , business , process (computing) , member state , territorial waters , spatial coherence , member states , environmental protection , geography , european union , political science , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , computer science , environmental science , international law , international trade , ecology , ecosystem , law , biology , operating system , quantum mechanics , programming language , physics , politics
Maritime Spatial Planning processes are already being implemented in many parts of the world being Europe one of the hot spots due to the approval of the Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning, which oblige every coastal Member State to have approved plans by March 2021. This Directive does not allocate specific funds for the development of these plans but it supports national processes by funding Maritime Spatial Planning transboundary projects among neighbouring countries. These projects have mainly two benefits, one is to provide states with knowledge, capacity and methodologies to apply in MSP national processes, and another one is to facilitate the coherence along plans of neighbouring countries sharing a sea basin region. As biological and ecological processes in the marine environment are not limited by administrative borders, the transboundary component of Maritime Spatial Planning is of extremely importance to manage marine resources in a sustainable way.