SAMESA Partners gather in Lošinj for Marine Spatial Planning Training

Beginning of February, a three-day workshop on the Marxan decision-support tool for marine spatial planning was organised on the Croatian island of Lošinj by INTERREG IPA SAMESEA Project partner Blue World Institute. The workshop was held within WP2 activities focused on delivering a mutual learning transnational event on the Maritime Spatial Planning Framework. The workshop was designed and led by international expert Jennifer McGowan, PhD, managing director at Marxan Conservation Solutions from USA.

Maritime spatial planning processes play essential role in applied conservation efforts. Therefore, this opportunity for capacity building of project partners representing organizations from seven countries from EUSAIR region was very valuable. The workshop was organized in hybrid mode for all project partners and their associated partners. In total, 18 participants in person and additional 8 online who attended the workshop have shown significant interest in this topic while working on the Galapagos training showcase.