Policy coherence for ecosystem-based management
Implementing EU water and marine policies in the Archipelago Sea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21521069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eerika Albrecht (0000-0002-0094-623X, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author), Antti Belinskij (0000-0003-4441-7580, Finnish Environment Institute), Elina Heikkilä (University of Eastern Finland) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Pages | 106427 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marine Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-597X • E-ISSN: 1872-9460 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106427 |
| OpenAlex | W4403258203 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) call for member states to achieve the good environmental status of coastal waters and marine areas and to create ecosystem-based management plans that cover individual sectors. The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) has listed the Archipelago Sea as an environmental hotspot in the Baltic Sea due to its vulnerability to the impacts of eutrophication. Agricultural runoff is the main source of excess nutrient loading, although aquaculture, tourism, wastewater treatment and internal loading also contribute. In this paper, we focus on the horizontal and vertical policy coherence in the Archipelago Sea region. The research data consist of policy documents and 11 thematic interviews. This paper aims to reveal how European water and marine policies are implemented in the Archipelago Sea and to identify the synergies and coherence challenges exist between policy sectors of agriculture, aquaculture and offshore wind. Evidence from the Archipelago Sea case study shows that a lack of coherence between sectoral policies can create challenges for ecosystem-based management. Moreover, the coherence and synergies in implementing regional and EU marine policy frameworks at the national and local levels can guide sectoral decisions towards strengthening of marine resilience and biodiversity
Archipelago · Biology · Business · Ecosystem · Ecosystem-Based Management · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Marine ecosystem · Marine Strategy Framework Directive · Coastal and Marine Management · Environmental Science · International Maritime Law Issues · Marine and fisheries research · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
Implementing and complying with EU governance outputs
The Water Framework Directive
Six policy intervention points for sustainability transitions
Understanding Policy Coherence
Achieving coherence between the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive
Interplay between low-carbon energy transitions and national security
Governing Trade-Offs and Building Coherence in Policy-Making for the 2030 Agenda
Climate change and the governance of the Baltic Sea environment
Toward the Baltic Sea Socioeconomic Action Plan
The need for policy coherence to trigger a transition to biogas production
Coping with persistent environmental problems
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |