Marine Science Contribution to Regional Seas Strategies
Date: 9th December, 2008
Time: Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels (Blvd Charlemagne 11-19)
Through the adoption of the European Maritime Policy and Marine Environment Strategy Directive, the European Community has addressed the economic, environmental, social and governance challenges of its seas and oceans.
- Is there enough scientific understanding about the multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial interactions to support effective policy and decision making?
- How can marine science contribute to the regional sea strategies?
The seminar was organized in cooperation with European Commission's Directorate-Generals Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Research. It brought together over 70 participants dealing with marine, maritime, regional and research issues in the European Union institutions as well as various research and regional interest organsations.
PROGRAMME
Presentations
Mr. Christopher Beazley, Chair of the Baltic Intergroup, European Parliament Regional policy passions: a driver or a brake in the European development (no powerpoint)
Ms. Manuela Soares, Director, DG Research, European Commission
Status and vision of the policy-oriented science in the European and regional contexts
Mr. Miguel Avila Albez, Programme Manager, DG Regio, European Commission
Baltic Sea Strategy
Mr. Johnny Reker, Coordinator, and Mr. Jan Ekebom, BALANCE project (Interreg IIIB)
Economic, environmental and scientific perspectives of Baltic Marine Spatial Planning
Mr. Jorge Rodriguez Romero, Policy Officer, DG Environment, European Commission
The role of research in the successful implementation of EU water legislation (no powerpoint)
Ms. Anne-Christine Brusendorff, Executive Secretary, HELCOM
Regional environmental protection convention as a platform for solving multi- and cross-sectoral issues
Mr. Fredrik Wulff, Senior adviser, Baltic NEST Institute
Science-based decision making tool NEST – practical instrument for setting targets and distributing nutrient loading quotas in the HELCOM BS Action Plan
Mr. Hein Rune Skjoldal, Research Director, Norwegian Marine Research Institute
The North Sea – assessing changing state and pressures to support ecosystem approach to management
Ms. Snejana Moncheva, Deputy Director, Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Disastrous invasion of the non-indigenous macrozooplankton species in the Black Sea – a lesson for scientists and policy makers
Mr. Haitze Siemers, Policy Officer, DG MARE, European Commission
Implementation of Maritime Policies in the regional seas
Mr. Nikos Streftaris, SESAME Project, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Contribution of international science to protection of Mediterranean environment
Other documents
Bonus press releaseBONUS-169 and the Baltic Sea Strategy
Participant list