Area-based Management Tools,
including Marine Protected Areas
Suggestion 1
Suggestion 2
Suggestion 1: Based on EU MSP definition
Marine spatial planning (MSP) means a process by which the relevant States and competent authorities analyse and organise human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives.
References/Examples:
EU Directive 2014/89/EU Art 3
Suggestion 2: Apply the more detailed UNESCO IOC definition
Marine spatial planning is a public process of analysing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives that usually have been specified through a political process. Characteristics of marine spatial planning include ecosystem-based, area-based, integrated, adaptive, strategic and participatory.
References/Examples:
IOC, Marine Spatial Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach toward Ecosystem-based Management
Institutional and Organizational Aspects