PLAN 4 BLUE

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Maritime Spatial Planning for Sustainable Blue Economies (PLAN4BLUE) 

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Start year 2016 - End year 2019 (ongoing)

Person in charge Riku Varjopuro (Finnish Environment Institute).

Other persons Robert Aps (University of Tartu), Riitta Pöntynen (University of Turku), Harri Tolvanen (University of Turku), Katri Haatainen (Finnish Environment Institute).

Financiers EU / ERDF / Interreg Central Baltic

Partners Finnish Environment Institute, University of Tartu, University of Turku, Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council, Regional Council of Southwest Finland, Baltic Environment Forum Estonia Associated partners: The Ministry of Finance, Harju County administration, Ida-Viru County administration and Lääne-Viru County administration.

PLAN 4 BLUE

The project supports growth of the marine and maritime sectors in a way that emphasizes the need to find a balance between economic, social and environmental goals.

The project activities focus on Gulf of Finland and Archipelago Sea areas covering sea areas of Estonia and Finland. Planning and management of these sea areas requires cross-border collaboration between stakeholders and authorities, because many of the economic activities in the area cross borders and have cross-border impacts. For this purpose, the project develops cross-border capacity in maritime spatial planning.

Plan4Blue brings together the key blue growth and maritime spatial planning actors from Estonia and Finland to identify pathways to sustainable use of the sea areas and resources. The collaborative process analyses economic potential of the scenarios and identifies environmental risks and management options.

MAIN OUTPUTS

* Agreements on cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning objectives, planning options and a framework for continuous collaboration
* Jointly produced Blue Economy scenarios
* Spatial analysis of potentials and risks of Blue Economy
* Guidelines for multidisciplinary analyses and stakeholder process to support Maritime Spatial Planning

WORK PACKAGES

* Potential for Sustainable Blue Economies (Work Package 1)
* Environmental management (Work Package 2)
* Spatial analysis of socioeconomic-environmental interactions (Work Package 3)
* Maritime Spatial Planning Options (Work Package 4)

PARTNERS - The companies and organizations that are involved with or supporting this project.

PLAN 4 BLUE PARTNERS

* Finnish Environment Institute (Environmental Policy Centre, Marine Research Centre and Communications Unit)
* University of Tartu (Estonian Marine Institute and School of Economics and Business Administration)
* University of Turku (Centre for Maritime Studies, Turku School of Economics, Department of Geography and Geology)
* Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
* Regional Council of Southwest Finland
* Baltic Environment Forum Estonia

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS

* The Ministry of Finance, Estonia 
* Harju County administration, Estonia
* Ida-Viru County administration, Estonia
* Lääne-Viru County administration, Estonia

PLAN 4 BLUE CONTACTS

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Head office, Töölö, Helsinki
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Visiting address: Mechelininkatu 34a, Töölö, Helsinki
Mailing address: P.O.Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Location and transport connections

Reception
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Kuninkaantammi Laboratory (Hakuninmaa)
Visiting address: Hakuninmaantie 6, Kuninkaantammi, Helsinki
Mailing address: P.O.Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
Fax: +358 9 495 913
> Contact information of the laboratory

SYKE Marine Research Labaratory, Kumpula Dynamicum
Visiting- and mailing address: Erik Palménin aukio 1, Kumpula, 00560 Helsinki
Fax: +358 9 323 2970

Suomenoja Research Station
Visiting- and mailing address: Hyljeluodontie 5, Finnoonlahti, Espoo

 

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