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Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine Planning: A Game Changer for Ecosystems?

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in marine spatial planning of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea – An implementation tool for an ecosystem-based approach?
Anne Pinkau, Kerstin S. Schiele

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The article explores how Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) in marine spatial planning can help implement an ecosystem-based approach (EBA) in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. The researchers found that while SEAs have the potential to support an EBA, current planning practices fall short in addressing key EBA elements like 'alternative development', 'precaution', and 'adaptation'. More specific actions and clearer methodologies are needed to fully meet the demands of an EBA in marine spatial planning.