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During the Annual Forum of the EUSBSR in Visby on 29–31 October 2024 VASAB, PA Spatial Planning and projects will be glad to share the knowledge and mingle!

We invite you and anyone working with the coastal planning and development issues in the countries of the Baltic Sea Region to participate in the survey. This includes competent professionals (of any governance level – local, regional or national) working on policy making, spatial planning, and research for terrestrial and marine areas, as well as those addressing land-sea interactions […]

On the 24th of September 2024 VASAB knowledge on the Baltic Sea Region’s changes, trends, challenges and the VASAB Vision 2040 for the Territorial Development of the Baltic Sea Region will be presented at the Annual Event 2024 of the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027.

Celebrating and reflecting on a decade of the Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning.

On September 17, 2024, the Workshop “European Green Deal through the eyes of MSP in Baltic Sea Region” aims to present and discuss the carried-out MSP-GREEN project recommendations on how to strengthen the European Green Deal (EGD) ambition of the EU Maritime Spatial Plans (MSPs). Open call to participate: Registration to the Baltic Sea Workshop […]

The VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region (VASAB CSPD/BSR) is chaired by Estonia from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

We invite you and anyone working with the coastal planning and development issues in the countries of the Baltic Sea Region to participate in the survey. This includes competent professionals (of any governance level – local, regional or national) working on policy making, spatial planning, and research for terrestrial and marine areas, as well as those addressing land-sea interactions […]

eMSP NBSR project provided a platform for marine spatial planners and other experts to collaboratively advance MSP practice. It addressed urgent and emerging MSP topics through a community of practice-based approach that enabled joint learning across professions and across the North Sea and Baltic Sea areas.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area aka the Helsinki Convention, Latvia, who’s currently holding the Chairmanship of Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), will host a celebration on 25 April 2024 in Riga. The event will be preceded by a Ministerial Meeting of the Contracting Parties in […]

Concise on complex issues, with actionable recommendations and potential solutions – results of the eMSP NBSR project are now available – get your copy of the policy briefs at www.eMSPproject.eu/Results 

Interested in preparation of a project application addressing spatial planning? Looking for like-minded peers to join the forces and work together? Having ideas on how to tackle territorial challenges?

The VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region (VASAB CSPD/BSR) is chaired by Finland from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.   Ms. Anna-Leena Seppälä from the Finnish Ministry of the Environment will chair the VASAB CSPD/BSR meetings.