Advancing VASAB Vision 2040, VASAB Ministerial Tallinn Declaration and Strengtening Planners’ Network The year 2025 has proven to be an intensive and productive period for VASAB Secretariat, marked by significant events and contributions across various initiatives.

Launching New Land-based Planners’ Forum to Strengthen Exchange and Cooperation Across the Baltic Sea Region.

The 5th Baltic MSP Forum “Navigate Planning Through Changes!” took place on 11–12 November 2025 in Riga, Latvia. This Forum was organized together with the Baltic Sea2Land project, serving as its final conference, and broadening the scope to strengthen linkages between maritime spatial planning (MSP) and coastal zone planning.