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  • 20 February, 2023

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Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning

Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning
As part of an agreement under the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative, Puducherry has unveiled the nation's first Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework.

  • After a 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Norway, Puducherry and Lakshadweep were selected as the coastlines to launch the MSP program.

About Marine Spatial Planning (MSP);

  • MSP, an ecosystem-based spatial planning process, analyses present and future ocean and coastal uses to determine the locations most conducive to different activities.
  • It gives society a way to more effectively decide how the ocean and coasts are utilised and protected in a way that is sustainable for both the present and for future generations.

What is the purpose of this Framework?

  • The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, the Puducherry Coastal Zone Management Authority, and the Department of Science, Technology, and Environment, Puducherry, in collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency, are responsible for managing the MSP's implementation on behalf of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • In order to support economic and social development in coastal areas, the two countries have decided to continue their support for the sustainable use of ocean resources.
  • The framework can be duplicated in other coastal areas of the nation once the pilot project in Lakshadweep and Puducherry has been implemented successfully.

Why is the MSP Framework Importance?

  • A strategy based on ecosystems: In a way that adheres to the values of social fairness and inclusiveness, it seeks to improve both ocean health and economic growth at the same time.
  • Important Governance Tool: It is a tool to assure the creation of a Blue economy, which is distinguished by the equitable and sustainable management of ocean resources, as opposed to a "brown economy," which is environmentally unsustainable.
  • Tool for Balancing Conflicting Interests: It can be used to strike a balance between the needs for increased tourism and the worries of local fishing communities about their ability to support themselves.
  • According to blue economy policy, which aims to protect marine biodiversity while increasing the GDP contribution of coastal regions.
  • Presently, 4.1% of India's economy is made up of the blue sector.
  • Large Coastline: India has a unique maritime position in terms of environmental obligations and prospects for economic growth thanks to its roughly 7500 km of coastline.

Source: PIB


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