EUSAIR - Final Report

DAY 2
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
09.00–10.30
EUSAIR Pillar III
Environmental Quality session
Sustainable Use of Coastal & Marine
Resources for a Healthy Future through
Green and Smart Recovery
Chair and moderator:
• Mitja Bricelj
Key note address:
• Senad Oprašić
Panellists:
• Konrad Stania
and Dragan Zeljko
• Vedran Nikolić
• Alberto Barausse
and Liliana Vižintin
• Stella Kyvelou
• Fabio Vallarola
• Brian Mac Sharry
Pillar III
Environmental Quality
Coastal and marine ecosystems of the Adriatic and Ionian Region are under growing
pressure and impacts from land and sea. Protected Areas are an opportunity
for a sustainable blue economy.
• Results of cross border cooperation in the Mura and Drava Commission has
enhanced the ecological status, which is a concrete contribution to the Mura,
Drava, Danube Biosphere Reserve. The Mura Forum is an innovative way
for an honest dialogue with civil society and all interested stakeholders. The
International Sava River Basin Commission is a sub-regional approach that
connects five EUSAIR countries for enhanced water security in the shared
river basin. The Sava youth parliament is a permanent structure within the
International Sava River Basin Commission.
• Coastal and marine ecosystems of the Adriatic and Ionian Region are under
growing pressure and impacts from land and sea. New development should
respect green infrastructure and ecosystems services in shared ecosystems.
• Enhanced networking of coastal and marine protected areas is a challenge in
marine spatial planning and an opportunity for a sustainable blue economy.
• Education for sustainable solutions on all levels is essential to enhance
efficiency.
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