DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry 09.10.14 09.10.14 MSFD's Art. 21 Report Towards a coherent network of MPAs 1
Art. 21 MSFD Progress report on protected areas On the basis of the information provided by the Member States by 2013, the Commission shall report by 2014 on progress in the establishment of marine protected areas, having regard to existing obligations under applicable Community law and International commitments of the Community and the Member States. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council.
DG Environment, Unit D.2 Marine Environment and Water Industry 09.10.14 Art. 21 COM Report Inputs from : EEA/ETC report on spatial analysis of MPAs networks in the Regional Seas surrounding Europe. Deltares report on methodology for the evaluation of coherence of MPAs networks. Finalisation planned for early 2015
Possible outline of the report (1) Terminology and definitions (MPAs vs spatial protection measures) Background on relevant policies MSFD (Arts 13(4),21), HD (Arts 3,4), BD (Art.3), CFP (Arts 8,11), MSP (Art. 8), ICZM International Dimension (UNCLOS, CBD, EBSAs, ABNJ, etc) RSCs Outcomes of EEA Report
Possible outline of the report (2) Coherence and representativeness Conclusions and outlook (initial ideas) Likely, overall conclusion : current network is NOT coherent nor representative Use completion of HBD MPA network and MSFD PoMs MSP can be an important tool for MPA coherence
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