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The Practices database is continuously optimised in order to ensure that search queries produce the most accurate results and new practice descriptions are added on a regular basis. Select relevant filters in the search boxes or enter the title of a practice or a  keyword in the freetext searchbox.

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Scotland's National Marine Plan

Marine Scotland

The National Marine Plan (NMP) provides the overarching policy framework for marine spatial planning and the sustainable development of inshore and offshore waters around Scotland. It addresses two separate pieces...

  • Jan 2015
ESaTDOR Typology of Maritime Regions

ESaTDOR

ESaTDOR seeks to understand land and sea interactions as an integrated whole and hence to explore territorial (broadly defined) development opportunities and risks for Europe’s maritime regions.
  • Jan 2013
International Ocean Governance: Marine Planning Brief 2014

World Ocean Council

This brief describes the definition of MSP and emphasizes that consultation with scientists, technical experts, the business community, stakeholders, and those with traditional knowledge is the foundation of Marine Planning.
  • Jan 2014