A conference of ministers responsible for spatial planning and development of 11 Baltic Sea Region countries was held in Tallinn, Estonia on 26 September 2014. This was already the 8th ministerial conference within the framework of VASAB cooperation. The previous one took place in October 2009 in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the conference, ministers had set new tasks and objective…

During the Baltic Maritime Spatial Planning Forum in Riga on 18 June 2014 VASAB presented the book "THE KEY TO GOVERNING THE FRAGILE BALTIC SEA. Maritime Spatial Planning in the Baltic Sea Region and Way Forward" by author Jacek Zaucha. This book provi…

VASAB together with the PartiSEApate project organised the Baltic Maritime Spatial Planning Forum – PartiSEApate Conference which took place on 17th – 18th June, 2014 in Riga, Latvia. The forum served as a platform for discussions among those involved and affected by Maritime Spatial Planning on how to further develop and enhance MSP in the Baltic Sea Region.   More information and outcomes of the Baltic MSP Forum can be found HERE…

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Today, on 3 October 2013, at HELCOM Ministerial Meeting in Copenhagen VASAB handed over a statement on cooperation with HELCOM on maritime spatial planning issues. In the statement VASAB appreciates the work carried out jointly by VASAB and HELCOM towards better coordination of maritime spatial planning processes in the Baltic Sea Region.The wo…

The primary target group for this course includes professionals from the different institutions involved in MSP in the Baltic Sea Region. A second target group comprises NGOs and consulting companies working or preparing to work with MSP and assist with MSP implementation in the Region, as well as Master students with special interest in MSP. Deadline for applications is 30th Jun…