Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is one of the key cross-cutting tools of the Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union and an important instrument for sustainable development of marine areas and coastal regions, as it contributes to the objectives of an ecosystem-based management approach.

The project aims to the further development and implementation of the successful MSP 1, which was also developed under the supervision and funding of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme ‘Greece-Cyprus 2007-2013. Within the project’s framework the following actions will take place:

• Information collection related to human activities at sea and marine environment
• Database update and enrichment with new relevant data for more areas of interest
• Web GIS system development, which will display the collected data
• Overview and improvement suggestions for the current legal framework
• Further elaboration of the maritime spatial plans
• Evaluation of the process and methodologies and identification of good practices for the future