{"id":8191,"date":"2026-03-31T07:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/projects\/msp4bio\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T09:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:23:32","slug":"msp4bio","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/projekti\/msp4bio\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP4BIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of an integrated and modular Ecological-Socio-Economic (ESE) management framework for the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, examining the compatibility of maritime and coastal uses with protection measures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showcase and operationalise the ESE management framework in six test sites:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltic Sea (with the sub-case of the Vistula Lagoon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Sea (Belgian part)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlantic 1 (Gulf of C\u00e1diz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlantic 2 (Azores \u2013 Graciosa island ZEE and the extended continental shelf)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North-Western Mediterranean (Pelagos sanctuary area and the Gulf of Lion)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Sea (Cape Tuzla \u2013 Vama Veche-Shabla \u2013 Cape Kaliakra)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Main results<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fully developed <a href=\"https:\/\/ese.tools4msp.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESE<\/a> Management Framework, offering a comprehensive approach to balancing ecological, social, and economic factors in MSP decisions, including:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecological Toolkit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criteria for Representing Social and Economic Dimensions of MPAs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade-Offs Method for Protection in MSP &amp; Nature-Inclusive Operation of Blue Economy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test-site applications that demonstrated how the ESE framework can be tailored to local contexts, delivering practical, site-specific solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broad insights gained through intensive engagement with Communities of Practice across pilot sites, highlighting the importance of stakeholder involvement for sustainable outcomes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actionable policy solutions and recommendations addressing policy barriers in MSP processes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Partnership<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead Partner:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S.Pro &#8211; Sustainable Projects Gmbh (Germany)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project partners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Urban Planning \u2013 Cerema (France)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Coastal and Marine Studies \u2013 CCMS (Bulgaria)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAP\/RAC (Croatia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gdynia Maritime University (Poland)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of C\u00e1diz \u2013 UCA (Spain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nantes Universit\u00e9 (France)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Institute for Maritime Research and Development \u201cGrigore Antipa\u201c &#8211; NIMRD (Romania)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Tartu (Estonia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWF Mediterranean (Italy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal Research and Planning Institute \u2013 CORPI (Lithuania)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission &#8211; HELCOM (Finland)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council &#8211; CNR-ISMAR (Italy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flanders Marine Institute \u2013 VLIZ (Belgium)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finnish Environment Institute &#8211; Syke<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of the Azores\u2019 \u2013 UAC (Portugal)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seascape Consultants (UK)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Role of PAP\/RAC<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Regional Activity Centre under the UNEP\/MAP &#8211; Barcelona Convention system, PAP\/RAC had an active role in WP6 \u2013 Policy coherence and co-production of solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre contributed particularly to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysing EU, regional sea, and national approaches to the implementation of marine biodiversity policies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developing solutions to strengthen biodiversity protection and restoration within MSP and sectoral policies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upscaling project results to regional and Mediterranean processes to support wider policy uptake and integration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8192,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"project-category":[206],"project-status":[194],"class_list":["post-8191","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-category-other","project-status-completed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/8191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-category?post=8191"},{"taxonomy":"project-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-status?post=8191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}