MSP Tools and Guidance

This page contains tools and guidance documents for MSP Practitioners and other interested parties in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of MSP.

MSP Tools study

The objective of this study is to provide guidance to administrators in monitoring, evaluating and revising their maritime spatial plans, in particular in the context of the implementation of the Directive 2014/89/EU on Maritime Spatial Planning (or MSP Directive). To this end, the project provides a “guide” and a “toolbox”. This project was divided into six main tasks. The guide and toolbox were designed based on literature review and expert interviews, tested in case studies and revised subsequentially.

Guide to monitoring, evaluation and revision of Maritime Spatial Plans - MSP Toolkit

MSP Tools - Guidance document

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Toolbox for monitoring, evaluation and revision of MSP, February 2022

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Systems and tools for monitoring, evaluation and revision of maritime spatial plans, including in the context of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, September 2021

MSP Tools - Literature overview

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Study on integrating an ecosystem-based approach (EBA) into maritime spatial planning

The objective of this study was to provide EU Member States with feasible and practical approaches and guidelines for applying an EBA in Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), along with a practical method or tool for evaluating, monitoring and reviewing the application of EBA in MSP (see project page for more information). These Guidelines present a practical, stepwise approach for incorporating an EBA into MSP and the Infographics summary provides an introduction to the application of an EBA into MSP along with links to the other project results.