Sustainable maritime tourism can inject much needed impetus into the economy of Europe’s coastal regions but is dependent on a healthy environment and proper management to do so. That will be the message delivered by the European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, at the opening of the Maritime Spatial Planning and Tourism conference in Venice tomorrow.
Speaking at the European Commission organised event, Commissioner Vella will stress the need for coastal and maritime tourism to coexist with other maritime activities, and the importance of long term joint planning to take into account future uses of the seas and their impact on marine ecosystems. The Maritime Spatial Planning Directive is a crucial instrument to manage the impacts of those tourist activities on Europe’s environment and coasts.
Commissioner Vella will be joined in Venice by Daglas Koraca, Deputy Minister of Tourism for Croatia, Silvia Velo, Undersecretary of State for the Italian Ministry of Environment and Paola Imperiale, Italy’s Minister Plenipotentiary for Maritime Affairs.
MSP – the next steps
Last summer, the EU adopted a Maritime Spatial Planning directive which came into force in September this year. It creates the world’s first legal requirement for countries to create transparent planning-at-sea systems and to cooperate with their neighbours to make that happen. EU countries are now required to transpose the Directive into national legislation and appoint competent authorities by 2016. The implementation of MSP in Member States’ jurisdictional waters must be achieved by March 2021.
Source: Europa
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