India, Nov. 25 -- Although the adoption of marine spatial plans is increasing worldwide, many regions and countries still need support to adopt or fully implement them.
In this context, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries adopted in March 2017 a Joint Roadmap to accelerate Maritime/Marine Spatial Planning processes worldwide (MSProadmap), which has two main objectives at regional level:
With the support of Sweden, as well as national and regional authorities and partners, a series of online and face-to-face events took place throughout the months of October and November 2020 to build collective capacities to respond to emerging ocean issu...