A North Sea Perspective on Shipping, Energy and Environmental Aspects in Maritime Spatial Planning (NorthSEE)
Project background
- The North Sea Region (NSR) is one of the busiest areas for shipping and exploitation of natural resources (oil, gas, wind, etc.) in the world, and contains unique natural reserves.
- The countries around the NSR are frontrunners when it comes to Maritime Spatial Planning. Most of them have implemented or are developing national Maritime Spatial Plans to promote sustainable development of the sea within their national boundaries.
- Relevant authorities have used their own planning methods and processes to develop these plans. Exchange of the different approaches can serve as a source of inspiration for improving national MSP processes. Furthermore exchange can improve mutual understanding of the different national MSP systems and hence facilitate coordination.
- Given that the North Sea is a transnational area, coordination among national Maritime Spatial Plans is useful to capture synergies and to prevent incompatibilities concerning shipping routes, energy infrastructure and environmental protection.
Objectives
The NorthSEE project aims to achieve:
- Greater coherence in Maritime Spatial Planning (processes) and in Maritime Spatial Plans (capturing synergies and preventing incompatibilies.
- Creating better conditions for sustainable development of the area in the fields of shipping, energy and environment protection.
Activities
Actions within activities
Click on the activity names (or in the side balk left) for a detailed description of the actions within the activities.
Sectoral activities
Environment
Shipping
Energy
Integrated and horizontal activities
MSP Coordination
MSP Challenge
Infoquarium
Project presentation
The MSP Challenge in the NorthSEE project
Latest Project News
NorthSEE in Offshore Wind Magazine (winter 2018/2019 edition)
23 January 2019The offshore wind energy sector is one of the key target groups of stakeholders for the NorthSEE project. In this sector, the 'Offshore Wind magazine'…
Read moreNorth Sea wide study on connectivity between Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
18 December 2018The NorthSEE project is focusing on transnational coordination between plans and planning processes in the North Sea Region on three main topics: Ener…
Read moreSAVE THE DATE - NorthSEE-Baltic LINes MSP Conference 13-14 February 2019
16 October 2018It is official! The MSP conference “Connecting Seas” from two INTERREG sister projects “NorthSEE” and “Baltic LINes” will take place on the 13th – 14t…
Read moreMSP Challenge Aberdeen gets the regional energy stakeholders on board!
08 October 2018The NorthSEE project hosted an energy workshop in Aberdeen, Scotland on 3rd and 4th of October 2018. The event was well attended by NorthSEE project m…
Read more1st MSP Challenge of the NorthSEE project will be held on the 18th of April 2018
20 February 2018The NorthSEE project will organise an unique stakeholder workshop on ecological aspects within the (greater) North Sea region, which will take place o…
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