Resources
Governance publications and Mission Arena roadmaps for the Baltic and North Sea
A growing collection of governance publications that shape how Mission Ocean is delivered in the Baltic and North Sea, alongside the regional roadmaps produced at our Mission Arenas.
Mission Arena roadmaps
Each of the BlueMissionBANOS Mission Arenas closed with a regional roadmap. Over two days, participants from government, business, research and civil society worked through the priorities for their part of the Baltic and North Sea. The four roadmaps below cover the regions of the first four Arenas and remain the clearest picture of what the region itself said it needed.
1st Mission Arena, Gothenburg, 14 to 16 November 2023
Western Baltic
2nd Mission Arena, Riga, 25 and 26 April 2024
Eastern Baltic
3rd Mission Arena, Amsterdam, 26 and 27 November 2024
North Sea
4th Mission Arena, Sopot, 28 and 29 April 2025
South Baltic
Governance publications
Publications that set the direction for ocean and water governance in our region.
European level
EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” Implementation Plan
European Commission, 2021
The primary source for the Mission’s objectives and numeric targets.
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European level
The EU Ocean Pact
European Commission, 2025
The Ocean Pact is a comprehensive strategy to better protect the ocean, promote a thriving blue economy and support the well-being of people living in coastal areas.
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European level
Nature Restoration Regulation (EU) 2024/1991
European Union, 2024
In force since 18 August 2024. Obliges member states to submit National Restoration Plans setting habitat targets.
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European level
EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
European Commission, 2020
The EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to put Europe’s biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030 and contains specific actions and commitments, representing a key component of the European Green Deal.
European level
Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU
European Union, 2014
Establishes a framework for Maritime Spatial Planning aimed at promoting the sustainable growth and development of maritime economies and marine areas, as well as the sustainable use of marine resources within the Union.
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Our basin
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan – 2021 Update
HELCOM, 2021
The Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP), adopted by the HELCOM Contracting Parties in 2007 and updated in 2021, is HELCOM’s strategic programme of measures and actions for achieving good environmental status of the sea, ultimately leading to a Baltic Sea in a healthy state.
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