MSP Talks

Towards maritime sustainability in the Mediterranean Sea and beyond

A series of talks with experts and scholars on coastal and marine ecosystems to provide insights and advancement in maritime spatial planning studies and practices. With a specific focus on nature conservation, land-sea interactions, maritime sectors transition and policy development.

The talks are organised within the course “An Introduction to Maritime Spatial Planning” thanks to the support of EU co-funded research projects MEDIGREEN and INCORE-MED

Thursday, 8 January 2026
9.30 -11.30 Terese, aula B1  
Land-sea continuum hot spot of interactions
Alberto Innocenti, University of Southern Denmark

Monday, 12 January 2026
14.30 -16.30 Cotonificio, aula J1  
Advancing Marine Spatial Planning worldwide: the role and impact of MSPglobal
Niccolò Bassan, UNESCO-IOC

Tuesday, 13 January 2026
9.30 -11.30 Cotonificio, aula J1  
Integrate marine conservation and restoration objectives in MSP
Elisabetta Manea 
Laboratoire d'écogéochimie des environnements benthiques (LECOB)
CNRS-Sorbonne Université

Organizers: Vittore Negretto; Davide Longato; Fabio Carella
Discussant: Giulia Lucertini, Daniele Brigolin, Paolo De Martino, Folco Soffietti and Francesco Musco