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The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) has regularly assessed the status of MSP around the world. Its Secretariat kindly requests the national competent authorities to provide information on the status of the implementation of MSP at national and regional level.

The responses will be used to create or update the country profiles available on the MSPglobal website, which is the UNESCO-IOC knowledge platform for MSP. It will also support the development of tools and activities to be organised jointly with national authorities, regional and international partners.

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* Contact information of the person filling in this form:

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* Contact information of the authority in charge of MSP in your country (if different from above):

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* Can we add the email in the country profile?

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* How would you like to proceed?

MSP status

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* 1. Basic facts on marine waters:

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* 2. Please list relevant strategic documents related to MSP in your country (e.g. ocean/maritime strategies, etc.):

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* 3. Please list relevant technical resources related to MSP in your country (e.g. GIS viewers, atlas, assessments, reports, etc.):

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* 4. Please list relevant MSP projects implemented or under implementation in your country:

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* 5. Please confirm the current status of MSP in your country:
(Note: In case your country has more than one plan, please identify the status of each plan)

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* Scale of the plan:

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* Current status:

  N/A Underway Completed
PRE-PLANNING (define authority, financing, planning boundaries, work plan, objectives, etc.)
ASSESSMENTS FOR PLANNING (data collection; analysis of existing conditions; analysis of future conditions; etc.)
PLAN DEVELOPMENT (identify management actions and spatial allocation of uses)
PLAN COMPLETION (planning document completed, but not yet approved)
PLAN APPROVAL (plan approved by relevant level of government)
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (plan actions put in place)
PLAN REVIEW (plan revised, amended and adapted)

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* [NEW] MSP Typology: If the plan is approved, please select one of the 3 options that best describe the respective criterion:
(Note: You can check here a detailed explanation of each criterion).

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Scope (1 = Coastal Zone / 2 = Coastal and Marine / 3 = Marine)
Purpose (1 = Strategic / 2 = Zoning / 3 = Comprehensive)
Political commitment (1 = Informal / 2 = Executive decision / 3 = Legal statute)
Implementation framework (1 = Guiding / 2 = Legally binding)
Main objectives (1 = Biodiversity conservation / 2 = Economic development / 3 = Multiple objectives)
Spatial allocation (1 = Limited / 2 = Partial allocation / 3 = Detailed allocation)
Stakeholders involved (1 = Limited / 2 = Key sectors / 3 = Sectors & Public)
Participatory process (1 = Informative / 2 = Consultative / 3 = Collaborative)
Funding (1= Government / 2 = Public-Private / 3 = Grants)

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* Scale of the plan:

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* Current status:

  N/A Underway Completed
PRE-PLANNING
ASSESSMENTS FOR PLANNING
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
PLAN COMPLETION
PLAN APPROVAL
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN REVIEW

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* [NEW] MSP Typology: If the plan is approved, please select one of the 3 options that best describe the respective criterion:

  1 2 3
Scope (1 = Coastal Zone / 2 = Coastal and Marine / 3 = Marine)
Purpose (1 = Strategic / 2 = Zoning / 3 = Comprehensive)
Political commitment (1 = Informal / 2 = Executive decision / 3 = Legal statute)
Implementation framework (1 = Guiding / 2 = Legally binding)
Main objectives (1 = Biodiversity conservation / 2 = Economic development / 3 = Multiple objectives)
Spatial allocation (1 = Limited / 2 = Partial allocation / 3 = Detailed allocation)
Stakeholders involved (1 = Limited / 2 = Key sectors / 3 = Sectors & Public)
Participatory process (1 = Informative / 2 = Consultative / 3 = Collaborative)
Funding (1= Government / 2 = Public-Private / 3 = Grants)

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* Scale of the plan:

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* Current status:

  N/A Underway Completed
PRE-PLANNING
ASSESSMENTS FOR PLANNING
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
PLAN COMPLETION
PLAN APPROVAL
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN REVIEW

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* [NEW] MSP Typology: If the plan is approved, please select one of the 3 options that best describe the respective criterion:

  1 2 3
Scope (1 = Coastal Zone / 2 = Coastal and Marine / 3 = Marine)
Purpose (1 = Strategic / 2 = Zoning / 3 = Comprehensive)
Political commitment (1 = Informal / 2 = Executive decision / 3 = Legal statute)
Implementation framework (1 = Guiding / 2 = Legally binding)
Main objectives (1 = Biodiversity conservation / 2 = Economic development / 3 = Multiple objectives)
Spatial allocation (1 = Limited / 2 = Partial allocation / 3 = Detailed allocation)
Stakeholders involved (1 = Limited / 2 = Key sectors / 3 = Sectors & Public)
Participatory process (1 = Informative / 2 = Consultative / 3 = Collaborative)
Funding (1= Government / 2 = Public-Private / 3 = Grants)

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* 6. Please provide the following general information about MSP in your country:

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* 7. Please provide a description of the legislation under development or in place related to MSP in your country:

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* 8. Please provide pictures or maps of your country’s marine spatial plans:

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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[NEW] MSP capacity needs

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* 9. Which of the following MSP aspects addressed by UNESCO-IOC’s activities would you need more information on?

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* 10. What other information would you like from UNESCO-IOC regarding marine spatial plan development and implementation?

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* 11. Which of the following are key institutional needs for your organisation? (Select all that apply)

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* 12. Kindly select from the following, which UNESCO-IOC’s activities, materials, and channels that you have attended/used, aware of/been invited to but have not used or not aware of.

  Have attended/used previously Have been invited to/aware of by UNESCO but not used Not aware of
In person Training with MSP Challenge Game
Online Training at OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA)
Online Workshop Session
MSPglobal website
Digital communication (e.g., MSPglobal newsletter and social media, including YouTube channels)
UNESCO-IOC’s guidelines on MSP (e.g., MSP step-by-step approach, MSPglobal International Guide on MSP, Guide to evaluating marine spatial plans, LME:LEARN MSP Toolkit)

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* 13. Please comment on any reasons why you have not used UNESCO-IOC’s engagement activities, materials, and channels.

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* 14. Which of the following activities is most needed to improve MSP capacity based on your experience? (Select all that apply)

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* 15. Which of the following skills is the most needed to improve your MSP capacity? (Select all that apply)

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* 16. How could UNESCO-IOC better support your marine spatial plan development and implementation?

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* 17. Comment box:

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