Development of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) policy
CCB • July 1, 2012
The implementation of the MSFD is on-going. In July 2012, EU Member States are supposed to present their plans with:
-Initial assessment of the marine environment and whether the “Good environmental status” of its marine environment has been reached.
-Targets and indicators for the 11 marine descriptors.
CCB, Seas at Risk and the Mediterranean Information Office have developed a Handbook for NGOs on how to work with the MSFD. Factsheets related to the various marine descriptors have been developed jointly by several European environmental NGOs.
The handbook and fact-sheets are available under statements dated March & April 2012
We support the Ocean Act objectives for improving coherence, coordination and effectiveness of EU ocean governance. However, we emphasize that the Act must deliver truly ecosystem-based management and that reaching Good Environmental Status (GES), as defined in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), should be established as a cornerstone of the Act.
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join our team at the CCB International Secretariat.
