Kick-off Meeting PlanCoast Ancona 13./14.7.2006Kick-off Meeting PlanCoast Ancona 13./14.7.2006

The Baltic Sea: Spatial Planning in The Baltic Sea: Spatial Planning in ICZM and Sea Use PlanningICZM and Sea Use Planning

by Bernhard Heinrichs

Ministry for Labour, Building and Regional Development M-V, Germany

PlanCoast Lead Partner

Content

1. Current focal points of EU

2. Experience of the BaltCoast project and related activities in the Baltic Sea

2.1 What can Spatial planning offer to ICZM ?

2.2 Sea Use Planning: The challenges, comprehensive plans, project-oriented solutions

3. The political implementation of BaltCoast recommendations

1. Current focal points of EU policy

Integrated Coastal Zone

management (ICZM)

Development of national ICZM-strategies until

2006

European Maritime Policy

Green paper on integrated

maritime policy June 7, 2006

2. Could Spatial Planning make a contribution to these two EU policies?

Experience from the

INTERREG III B BaltCoast

Project

I. What can Spatial Planning offer to ICZM ?

•Proven methods of participation and conflict management to harmonise development with nature protection

•Binding results based on statutory plans

Example: Pilot Action „Greifswalder Bodden“

Problem: Conflict between water sports and nature protection

Solution: Zoning keeping the balance between nature

protection and development

Example: Pilot Action „Greifswalder Bodden“

BaltCoast Recommendations on ICZM

1. ICZM is the responsibility of political bodies of all levels

2. Do not create new ICZM specific institutions

3. Cross-sectoral agencies at regional level should take the lead for implementation

4. Link regional approach with case-specific solutions

5. The focus should be on implementation and visible results

2.2 Sea use Planning: The challenges

• Growing conflicts among seaside activities

• Urgent need for spatial co-ordination of offshore uses

Project results on sea use planning

•Transnational spatial planning register for offshore areas

•Pan-Baltic comprehensive map of offshore uses

•Comparative analysis of regulations and planning instruments

•Common recommendations for action

Recommendations for action

•Agree on a systematic transnational information exchange on offshore uses

•Prepare spatial plans for offshore areas – where needed

• Introduce project-oriented and cross-sectoral coordination procedures

Sea use planning of the Swedish Baltic Sea

Sea Use Planning of the German Baltic SeaSea Use Planning of the German Baltic Sea

Detail: pipeline corridorDetail: pipeline corridor

TIA for Offshore – Windpark Baltic TIA for Offshore – Windpark Baltic 11::

Main issues:Main issues:

- Collision risk- Collision risk

- Bird - Bird migrationmigration

- Tourism- Tourism

3. Political implementation of BaltCoast recommendations

6th VASAB ministerial Conference Gdansk, 19th September 2005

Introduction of spatial planning in intensively used maritime areas

(Gdansk Declaration)

Policy document “Connecting Potentials”

“Management and planning of sea and coast” one of four future challenges

of the VASAB initiative