Our coastal areas are used by many, often with conflicting interests. A new management mindset can help to highlight nature’s importance to us, but a new research report shows that it will take time to establish in coastal zone planning. “There is still a way to go from talking about ecosystem services in general terms,…
To sum up the results from the project, we welcome all interested to our final seminar. When: 30th of Januar, 10.00-16.00 Where: Framsenteret, Tromsø, Norway The presentations and discussions will be held in Norwegian.
This October, Coreplan arranged workshops in the counties Troms and Hordaland. The participants were employees in municipalities, counties, state sector authorities, and stakeholders. Prior to the meeting, the participants received written background information about coastal zone planning and about the term ecosystem services. This memo was the basis for a discussion of challenges to and…
The coordinator of Coreplan, Ann-Magnhild Solås, recently took part in the Research Council of Norway’s conference on marine science. Solås shared findings from the Coreplan project with the 150 participants, and discussed challenges related to coastal planning as it is performed today. She also showed examples of how the concept ecosystem services is incorporated into…
For three days this May, Coreplan scientists have been gathered to discuss results and findings, visit a fishing business and meet the reference group. On May 14-16, Coreplan scientists from Nofima, UiT, NIKU and University of Ottawa were gathered in Tromsø. They visited the fishing business Brødrene Karlsen in Senja, where they learned about the…
These three countries use the ecosystem services approach very differently. This became apparent when Coreplan hosted an expert panel at the Mare Conference held in Amsterdam on 5-7 July 2017. In connection with the Mare Conference in Amsterdam in July, Coreplan convened a research panel on using an ecosystem services perspective in coastal zone management.…
Several Coreplan researchers took part when AquaLog, the Nordic network project investigating controversies associated with the aquaculture industry in participating countries, arranged a workshop in Canada. During their stay, their researchers went on excursions to aquacultural facilities and local communities that are, in various ways, affected by the aquaculture industry. The researchers met public officials,…
Coastal planners in Norway and in Canada have recently been visited by social scientists. The objective of the interviews is to gain insight into how municipal planners work on coastal zone plans and impact assessments. There is often much debate when politicians are about to adopt plans for our coast. Many people have strong opinions…
Panel at Mare conference 2017 Coreplan has been accepted to host a panel at the Mare conference in Amsterdam 5.-7. of July 2017. The panel session is called «Ecosystem services in coastal zone planning», and will be part of the conference stream «Maritime governance». The session will address the ecosystem services (ES) concept, which has…
Coreplan researchers have visited Finnsnes to interview key persons working on the inter-municipal coastal zone plan in Southern and Central Troms. “The purpose of the interviews was to gain an overall understanding of the process of the coastal zone plan, the objectives and the outcome,” explains Coreplan Researcher Ingrid Kvalvik, who is responsible for investigating…
