MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL FOUNDATION-MEDCOAST FOUNDATION
This year (2009) all EU member states must finalize and publish their first River Basin Management Plans, setting out clearly the steps required to achieve good ecological and chemical status and promote the sustainable use of water by 2015.
The EU Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) is in its' final implementation stage.
Economy, business and finance/Economic sector/Computing and information technology/Software
physical geography and environmental geoscience
The EU Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC) is in its' final implementation stage. This year (2009) all EU member states must finalize and publish their first River Basin Management Plans, setting out clearly the steps required to achieve good ecological and chemical status and promote the sustainable use of water by 2015. These management plans apply to all surface freshwater bodies, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters out to one nautical mile. In 2008 the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC) became law. It provides national and local authorities with a legal base for the maintenance and recovery of coastal and marine waters with the aim of achieving good environmental status and to promote the sustainable use of the marine environment by 2021. The three main challenges of the MSFD are 1) the need to establish a common vision and a general approach for all regional seas, 2) the need to establish a specific regional approach to the management of the marine environment and 3) the need to address all pressures on the marine environment in a holistic and integrated approach. This article outlines the steps, taken in Slovenia in the preparation of its own RBMP's and summarizes the key findings and the main managerial issues encountered. In addition, a description of initial steps, taken during the implementation of the MSFD and art analysis of links and gaps between the implementation of the WFD and MFSD is presented.
Implementation of WFD and MSFD in Slovenia
CNR-ISMAR, and Generation Service. "Implementation of WFD and MSFD in Slovenia." ROHub. Jun 20 ,2018. https://w3id.org/ro-id/5496b217-7f29-46ab-9b6f-d06574e5def7.
Politics/International relations/International organisation
These management plans apply to all surface freshwater bodies, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters out to one nautical mile.