About the project Plan4Blue

Plan4Blue brings together the key blue growth and maritime spatial planning actors from Estonia and Finland to identify pathways to sustainable use of the sea areas and resources. The collaborative process analyses the economic potential of different scenarios and identifies environmental risks and management options.

Main outputs

Agreements on cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning objectives, planning options and a framework for continuous collaboration
Jointly produced Blue Economy scenarios
Spatial analysis of potentials and risks of Blue Economy
Guidelines for multidisciplinary analyses and stakeholder process to support Maritime Spatial Planning

The project activities focus on the Estonian and Finnish sea areas in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea.

Work packages

Partners

Finnish Environment Institute (Environmental Policy Centre, Marine Research Centre and Communications Unit)
University of Tartu (Estonian Marine Institute and School of Economics and Business Administration)
University of Turku (Centre for Maritime Studies, Turku School of Economics, Department of Geography and Geology)
Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
Regional Council of Southwest Finland
Baltic Environment Forum Estonia