Key objectives
- support Mediterranean countries in integrating EGD priorities into MSP plans and processes;
- analyse the role of MSP in promoting sustainable sectoral practices and blue economy transitions;
- identify sector-specific and cross-sectoral pathways toward EGD-aligned maritime governance;
- engage stakeholders and regional networks to enhance collaboration and knowledge exchange;
- contribute to basin-wide dialogue on MSP as an enabler for sustainable marine uses and protection.
Main results
Medigreen’s work focuses on four main thematic areas relevant to Mediterranean MSP and sustainable development:
- Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE): assessing how MSP can support environmentally sound deployment of clean energy at sea
- Fisheries and Aquaculture: exploring planning approaches that balance economic viability with marine ecosystem sustainability
- Nature Protection: strengthening MSP’s capacity to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Regional MSP Cooperation: fostering cross-border collaboration and shared pathways toward EGD objectives
- The project activities include national assessments of EGD-MSP integration, multi-level dialogues with stakeholders, workshops and contributions to the Mediterranean MSP Community of Practice (MED-MSP-CoP). Results will support improved planning frameworks and provide insights for next MSP cycles, while promoting a basin-wide transition toward a sustainable blue economy.
Role of PAP/RAC
PAP/RAC is a partner in all of the project WPs. It is directly responsible for:
- Implementation of pilot project activities in Albania, dealing with the assessment and development of proposals for the transformation of the small-scale fisheries sector, in line with EGD, through MSP.
- Support EGD-related assessment of MSPs in Malta and Croatia.
- Coordination of preparation of a technical paper on the role of Marine Spatial Planning in supporting the European Green Deal-driven development and transition of fisheries in the Mediterranean
Partnership
Lead partner:
Spanish National Research Council – Institute of Oceanography (IEO, CSIC) (Spain)
Partners:
- Consorzio per il Coordinamento delle Ricerche Inerenti al Sistema Lagunare di Venezia – CORILA (Italy)
- Università IUAV di Venezia (Italy)
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – ISMAR (Italy)
- Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine – SHOM (France)
- Centre d’Études et d’Expertise sur les Risques, l’Environnement, la Mobilité et l’Aménagement – CEREMA (France)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – AUTh (Greece)
- Centre National de Recherche et de Développement de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture – CNRDPA (Algeria)
- Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre – PAP/RAC (Croatia)
Associated partners:
- Planning Authority (Malta)
- Sfax University (Tunisia)
- Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece)
