Presentation for the Erasmus Mundus Master on MSP in Seville (Spain) in February 2014. The aim of the talk was to describe briefly how countries work work MSP in the Baltic Sea and to show some experiences of professionals working with different tasks related to Maritime Spatial Planning

1. Manuel Frias
Master on MSP
Seville 3-6 February 2014
Working
with MSPIs there hope? OF COURSE there is!!

2. I will start with some
GOOD NEWS
for you

3. ” Measures to restore the health
of the Baltic Sea could bring
jobs
by 2030”

4. ” Measures to restore the health
of the Baltic Sea could bring
Source: WWF, BCG
http://goo.gl/YyvWza
550.000 jobs
by 2030”

5. REGIONAL BALTIC MSP ROADMAP 2013-2020
5.1 Promote the education and
5. Education for MSP
professional development
of MSP planners.

6. The differences are
HUGE
Who is reponsible for MSP
in the Baltic Sea?

7. Sweden

8. Finland
Ministry of environment
Municipalities /Regional Councils

9. Poland
Maritime
authority
Ministry of
environment
Research
institutes
Regional
authorities
Ministry of
regional development

10. How did these people end
up working with MSP?

11. Jan Schmidtbauer Crona
Hello, I am Jan and I am a biologist
/environmentalist with focus on EIA
(Environmental ImpactAssessment)

12. I have worked a long time in
terrestial planning until I ended up
working with MSP

13. Now I work in SwAM. I am
responsible for the implementation
of the Ecosystem Approach and the
Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment

14. My advice to you:
get a solid education in something you like.
MSP is multidisciplinary and there is a need for
natural and social scientists

15. Also, build your experience by working on project
or even for free in the beginning, if necessary
Hire me!

16. And don’t forget building a network.
Networking is about making friends!!

17. Angela Schultz-Zehden
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Hello I amAngela and I am an economist
and I also hold an MBA by the London
School of Economics

18. I started working with MSP in 2001 in a project
called BaltCoast. I was in charge of making the
main recommendations for introducing sea-use
planning in the Baltic

19. I bring together, organize and develop
activities for the different actors in MSP

20. My advice:
You should have a combination of knowledge and prespectives.
Coordination and management skills are important!
Combine technical knowledge with economics

21. We are
We work as
Our
advice
to you
Biologist BiologistEconomist Geographer
Planner Manager Manager Coordinator
Networking
is king
Combine technical
with management
knowledge
Be active Learn
negotiation
skills
Jan Angela Jens Anda

22. My personal ADVICE

23. It’s all about
networking

24. Use social media!!

25. Flickr: Vizzzual
be active!
be positive!
be patient!
My recipe