1. Kick-off Meeting PlanCoast Ancona 13./14.7.2006 The Baltic Sea: Spatial Planning in ICZM and Sea Use Planning by Bernhard Heinrichs Ministry for Labour, Building and Regional Development M-V, Germany PlanCoast Lead Partner

2. Content 1. 1.Current focal points of EU 2. 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. 3.The political implementation of BaltCoast recommendations

3. 1. 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

4. 2. 2.Could Spatial Planning make a contribution to these two EU policies? Experience from the INTERREG III B BaltCoast Project

5. I. 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

6. Example: Pilot Action Greifswalder Bodden Problem: Conflict between water sports and nature protection Solution: Zoning keeping the balance between nature protection and development

7. Example: Pilot Action Greifswalder Bodden

8. BaltCoast Recommendations on ICZM 1. 1. ICZM is the responsibility of political bodies of all levels 2. 2. Do not create new ICZM specific institutions 3. 3. Cross-sectoral agencies at regional level should take the lead for implementation 4. 4. Link regional approach with case-specific solutions 5. 5. The focus should be on implementation and visible results

9. 2.2 Sea use Planning: The challenges Growing conflicts among seaside activities Urgent need for spatial co- ordination of offshore uses

10. 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

11. 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

12. Sea use planning of the Swedish Baltic Sea

13. Sea Use Planning of the German Baltic Sea

14. Detail: pipeline corridor

15. TIA for Offshore – Windpark Baltic 1: Main issues: - Collision risk - Collision risk - Bird migration - Bird migration - Tourism - Tourism

16. 3. 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)

17. Policy document Connecting Potentials Management and planning of sea and coast one of four future challenges of the VASAB initiative