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Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
PlanCoast Study Tour - July 6, 2007
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Spatial Planning in Germany
• Main goal: co-ordination and regulation of land-use
• Based on Raumordnungsgesetz (Federal Spatial Planning Act)
• guiding principle: sustainable spatial development - social and economic demands need to be consistent with ecological functions
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Important Steps Towards a Marine Spatial
Planning in the Coastal Waters and the EEZ
• Ministerial Conference on Spatial Planning, December 2001: recommendation to expand spatial plans of the states (Länder) to the territorial sea; asks federal government to develop guidelines for spatial development in the EEZ
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: expanded state plan in effect May 2005
• Lower Saxony: offshore state plan in effect June 2006
• Schleswig-Holstein: expanded state plan in preparation
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Marine Spatial Planning in the EEZ
• Federal Spatial Planning Act and thus possibility for spatial planning was expanded to German EEZ in 2004
responsibility of federal state
• Development of planning targets and principles for the EEZ within the framework of UNCLOS concerning
– economic activities and scientific research,
– safety and efficiency of shipping
– protection of the marine environment
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
The German EEZ
Baltic Sea : 4.500 km²
North Sea : 28.600 km²
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Marine Spatial Planning in the EEZ
• Preparatory work including draft plan, strategic environmental assessment, public participation by Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on behalf of and in close co-operation with Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
• to be implemented as a statutory ordinance by Federal Ministry
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
• Restrictions apply due to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• uses that can be addressed (partially or completely) :
– shipping
– resource exploitation
– submarine cables and pipelines
– marine scientific research
– wind energy
– protection of the marine environment
Marine Spatial Planning Regulation
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Titel gemäß Inhaltsübersicht
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Titel gemäß Inhaltsübersicht
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
• planning target (legally binding)
• planning principle (guideline that needs to be particularly considered in the decision process)
• priority areas (Vorranggebiete): reserved for a defined use, other conflicting uses are excluded
• reservation areas (Vorbehaltsgebiete): defined use with priority in this area
• suitable areas (Eignungsgebiete): defined use is excluded outside designated areas
Marine Spatial Planning Regulation -
Tools
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Starting Points for Marine Spatial Planning Regulations
Background
• Little experience with marine spatial planning
• lack of knowledge concerning some potentially important parameters
• Existing and approved uses
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Preferred areas for wind farms in accordance with Art. 3a Offshore Installations Ordinance (Seeanlagenverordnung)
• Background: "Strategy paper on the use of off-shore energy" by the Federal government as a framework for the expanison of offshore windenergy (2002)
• three areas specified by the end of 2005 (North of Borkum, Kriegers Flak, West off Adlergrund)
• Aim: focussed development of offshore windfams; effect of an anticipated expert opinion with regard to the choice of locations for installations
• to be taken over into the spatial plan
Starting Points for Marine Spatial Planning Regulations
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
• overall planning guideline: shipping routes define basic structure of spatial plan
• Important shipping relations in the North Sea as defined by the Waterways and Shipping Directorates
Shipping Routes as the Basic Structure
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Definition of areas for shipping along the routes in combination with areas for other uses will eventually add up to final plan
Here: for example NATURA 2000 - areas and preferred areas for wind energy as specified in 2005
Shipping Routes as the Basic Structure
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Conflict Resolutions
• Spatial separation of conflicting uses if possible
• Priority for certain uses in accordance with UNCLOS e.g. shipping
• definition of targets/principles to minimize conflicts
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Conflict Resolutions - Utility Lines
• For example: utility lines connecting the offshore windparks with infrastructure ashore
• Potential conflicts with shipping/anchoring, environmental protection, mineral extraction, pipelines
• Definition of gates for the crossing of the EEZ/12 nm-border and of traffic separation schemes in crucial areas (planning target)
• further planning principles possible e.g. laying the utility lines parallel to existing infrastructure like pipelines, grouping of utility lines etc.
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• SEA for spatial plans is mandatory
• Includes environmental report in which the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the plan are identified, described and evaluated
• consultation of authorities (national/international) and public
• Description of measures envisaged concerning monitoring the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the plan
• meetings to define the boundaries of investigation, assessment and assumptions (scoping) were held in April/May 2005
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Other Important Aspects - Data Management
Distribution of common guillemot in summer
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Other Important Aspects - Data Management
Distribution of common guillemot in autumn
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Other Important Aspects - Data Management
Distribution of common guillemot in winter
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Other Important Aspects - Co-operation
• National as well as transnational co-ordination is very important
• national: regular meetings with states, joint contribution in Green Paper consultation process from marine spatial planning point of view
• international:– development of transnational
principles and standards– development of European
Atlas of the Seas
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Next Steps
• Consultation planned in second half of 2007
• implementation as statutory ordinance presumably in 2008
July 6, 2007 - Susanne Endrulat - Marine Spatial Planning in the German EEZ
Any questions?
Thank you for your attention!