Plan smart from the start with PAP/RAC’s new Mediterranean Marine Spatial Planning Workspace

The Mediterranean Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Workspace offers governance advice and easy access to the latest planning tools following the seven stage MSP process. It promises to be an evolving online practical guide for preparing and delivering plans that incorporate climate actions, an ecosystem approach, and land-sea interactions.

The workspace is coordinated and published by the PAP/RAC The objective is to give planners and policy makers’ quick access to the latest MSP planning information. Tools can easily be adapted to different national contexts and geographic scales, helping ministries as well as sub-national and local authorities to effectively plan. Users will benefit from following best practice tips and using the simple assessment tools to strategically allocate the use of marina areas following the ICZM Protocol.