Program: DG MARE/2012/25 – Project on Maritime Spatial Planning in theMediterranean Sea and/or the Black Sea
Project Title: Adriatic Ionian maritime spatial planning
Acronym: ADRI-PLAN
Duration: 2013-2015
Total Budget: € 1.250.000
Sito web: http://adriplan.eu/
Project Overview:
ADRIPLAN set out to develop a shared, cross-border approach to Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) across the Adriatic-Ionian Macroregion. Focusing on two key areas, the Northern Adriatic and the Southern Adriatic/Northern Ionian, the project aimed to harmonize MSP implementation through collaborative efforts among institutional partners, observers, and key stakeholders.
Grounded in the principles of the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy, ADRIPLAN proposed an ecosystem-based approach to MSP. This included aligning with EU marine and maritime directives, such as the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean and the proposed ICZM-MSP Directive (COM(2013)133 final). The project delivered detailed proposals and recommendations to foster cross-border MSP implementation, ensuring decisions were based on the best available knowledge and the active involvement of stakeholders.
Key Objectives:
• Establish a shared framework for MSP across the Adriatic-Ionian region.
• Promote an ecosystem-based approach to maritime and coastal planning.
• Provide actionable recommendations for transboundary MSP implementation.
• Align with EU policies and directives on marine and maritime issues.
Focus Areas:
• Northern Adriatic
• Southern Adriatic/Northern Ionian
ISMAR contact: andrea.barbanti@ve.ismar.cnr.it
Lead Partner
CNR-ISMAR, Italy
Scientific Partners
- OGS – Italy
- IUAV – Italy
- City of Rijeka – Croatia
- Regional Development Centre Koper – Slovenia
- Conisma – Italy
- University of Thessaly – Greece
- Hellenic Center for Marine Research – Greece
Institutional Partners
- Emilia-Romagna Region – Itay
- Veneto Region – Itay
- Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia – Italy
- Marche Region – Itay
- Molise Region – Itay
- Puglia Region – Itay
- Istria Region – Croatia
- Ionian Islands Region -Greece
- Venice Port Authority – Italy
Observers
- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean – UN
- Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea
- Marine Protected Area of the Tremiti Islands – Italy
- Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto – Italy
- Marine Protected Area of Porto Cesareo – Italy
- Adriatic-Ionian Euroregion Secretariat – Italy
- Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment
- Slovenian Ministry for Infrastructure and Spatial Planning
- Public Enterprise for Coastal Zone Management – Montenegro
- Zoja e Këshillit të Mirë Foundation – Albania
- Albanian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration
- Odessa National Maritime University – Ukraine
- GeoEcoMar – Romania
- Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change
- United Nations Environment Programme – UN
- MED-RAC – EU
- JRC – EU
