News and Events
The July 2019 Newsletter of the IGU CCS has been released and ready to read!
The CCS Newsletter is issued twice a year and highlights the activities of the Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS) to the International Geographical Union (IGU) and its members from around the globe. Copies of the Newsletter and announcements are on the CCS website: http://www.igu-ccs.org/.
The July 2019 CCS Newsletter can be read also here!
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TWO NEW MSP STUDIES PUBLISHED!
Two studies have been published on MSP, prepared by the EU MSP Platform for DG MARE/EASME:
Cross-border consultation on Maritime Spatial Plans
The study is intended to inform the design and execution of cross-border consultation exercises - either as part of developing an initial maritime spatial plan, revising an existing plan, or a preparing a “next generation” plan - as well as advise those who are expected to respond to a consultation request.
THE NEW MSP PROJECT IN THE BLACK SEA – MARSPLAN-BS II AND THE CENTER FOR COASTAL AND MARINE STUDIES
CCMS is part of the new MARSPLAN-BS II Project (Cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning for Black Sea – Bulgaria and Romania) to support MSP in the Black Sea. The project is funded by the European Commission (DG MARE), Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) of the European Union and will last 24 months between 01.07.2019 and 30.06.2021. Grant Agreement: EASME/EMFF/2018/1.2.1.5/01/SI2.806725- MARSPLAN-BS II.
Contaminants in Europe's seas: Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment
Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment. This EEA assessment report represents a first attempt to map contamination 'problem areas' and 'non-problem areas' at the scale of Europe's seas, while also exploring whether Europe has broken some of the trends for long established hazardous substances.
Read more: Contaminants in Europe's seas: Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment