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Workshop Report
Beyond Digitalisation in Marine Spatial Planning
Integrating local and Indigenous knowledge in the North Atlantic
Workshop Report
Beyond Digitalisation in Marine Spatial Planning
Integrating local and Indigenous knowledge in the North Atlantic
Beyond Digitalisation in Marine Spatial Planning
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Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Workshop background
1.2 Target group
2. Background
2.1 Marine spatial planning
2.2 Digital transformation of MSP
2.3 Indigenous and local knowledge
2.4 Integrating Indigenous and local knowledge into MSP
3. Challenges
3.1 Planning purpose shapes the use of digital tools
3.2 Responsibility for integrating the “local”
3.3 Defining “local”
4. Cases from the North Atlantic region
4.1 Local knowledge in Norwegian fisheries management
Background
Problem description
What was done
Reflections through a justice and equity lens
Lessons learned and recommendations
4.2 Marine decision-making in Portsmouth, England
Background
Problem description
What was done
Reflections through a justice and equity lens
Lessons learned and recommendations
4.3 Sullom Voe Master Plan, Shetland Islands
Background
Problem description
What was done
Reflections through a justice and equity lens
Lessons learned and recommendations
4.4 Participatory mapping towards stricter protection in a Norwegian marine national park
Background
MSP context
Problem description
What was done
Lessons learned and recommendations
Recommendations
4.5 Marine spatial planning in Iceland
Problem description
What was done
Reflections through a justice and equity lens
Lessons learned and recommendations
4.6 Integrating local knowledge into emerging digital marine spatial planning in the Faroe Islands
Background
MSP context
Problem description
What was done
Reflections through a justice and equity lens
Lessons learned and recommendations
4.7 Blue Justice or just blue? – a case study on Greenlandic small-scale fisheries
Background
Problem description
What was done
Lessons learned and recommendations
5. Reflections and key learnings
5.1 From output-focused to process-oriented planning
Approach, frame and institutionalise MSP as a continuous, purpose-driven process for long-term change
Embed structures for continuous, inclusive and iterative local engagement
5.2 Strengthening institutional capacity
Enhance capacity and awareness among authorities on how digital methods and various data affect planning
Establish clear institutional guidance and roles
Strengthen collaboration through shared learning and open digital infrastructure
5.3 Identifying local actors while embracing change and continuity
Balance local and national interests through multi-level dialogue to support MSP decentralisation
Identify and understand evolving local environments and communities
6. Concluding remarks
References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2