This report, with its structure along the five dimensions and the barriers and enablers, aims to enrich existing frameworks for analyzing coastal governance. Assessing the different dimensions that shape governance systems’ capacity to respond to complex challenges is key to achieving change.

This article analyzes policy implementation in the context of multi-level governance in two remote territories – Reunion Island (France) and the Canary Islands (Spain). It analyses how decentralization benefits biodiversity policies.

This policy brief is a short overview, based on the Policy Report on Institutional Barriers and Enablers (Deliverable 1.1). With its structure along the five dimensions and the barriers and enablers therein, it aims to enrich existing frameworks for analyzing coastal governance.

This paper presents three recommendations: 1) the effective implementation of EU marine and coastal legislation’s fundamental principles related to an integrated approach; 2) the development of new governance mechanisms to enhance policy coordination and 3) the development of collaborative governance processes.

In this paper, barriers are investigated regarding the use of Nature-based solutions (NBS) in European marine and coastal governance at each step of the policy cycle: agenda-setting, policy formulation, decision-making, policy implementation, and policy evaluation.

The marine social scientific consortia of three Horizon Europe (HE) funded projects (PERMAGOV, CrossGov and BlueGreen Governance) welcome the initiative of the Oceans Pact’s objectives for healthy and productive oceans.

This Data Management Plan (DMP) is made to design and implement best practices for managing research data. This DMP outlines the key aspects of the research outputs’ lifecycle, including publications and data.

The Case Study Protocol defines the common approach for the execution of policy dialogues. The main aims of the Protocol are to: (1) Ensure coordinated and consistent execution of activities, (2) Define common approaches, (3) Define key concepts, (4) Define timelines for the policy experimentation.

Strategic foresight analysis can help institutions and organizations to anticipate and prepare for future issues and opportunities. This guidance provides fundamental concepts and theoretical frameworks for the implementation of strategic foresight as a tool to facilitate multi-scale and multi-actor deliberations.

In this report, we use the insights from Work Package 1 to develop a framework for co-creative governance. Co-creation refers to the active engagement of multiple actors in different processes of governance, ranging from the identification of policy issues, visioning, strategic planning, policydesign, implementation and evaluation.

In this article, we analyse how three critical governance dimensions in their interplay, shape possibilities and limits for transforming governance: (1) forms of integration of land and sea management; (2) forms of knowledge mobilized; and (3) forms of democracy.

This study analyzes a body of 281 scientific research articles, 4 participatory projects, and 12 expert insights on land–sea governance in Réunion Island. Four enablers emerge: strong political leadership, long‐term institutional support, a shared strategic vision, and regional cooperation aligned with European and international frameworks.

This study examines the existing climate change legislation and norms in the Canmary Islands, focusing particularly on the islands’ adaptation to sea‐level rise as a socio‐ecological system. The findings emphasize the need for enhanced inter‐institutional collaboration and propose mechanisms to harmonise policies, mitigate conflicts, and improve governance.

This article explores the establishment of a maritime spatial planning (MSP) framework in Slovenia. The framework outlines a four‐phase process: (1) preliminary MSPlan preparation, (2) MSPlan preparation, (3) MSPlan monitoring and evaluation of implementation, and (4) ongoing MSPlan monitoring and updating.

This article presents a comparative account of the evolution of flood governance in the Dutch (Western Scheldt) and Flemish (Sea Scheldt) regions of the Scheldt estuary through the lens of evolutionary governance theory. The findings emphasize the need for a more integrated approach that aligns flood safety and nature conservation development policies for resilient and long‐term climate solutions.

This article presents outcomes from a workshop held in June 2024 in Valencia, where stakeholders from the Valencian Community participated in activities using strategic foresight tools like horizon scanning and scenario planning. The aim was to address climate pressures, identify beneficiary and affected sectors, understand community needs, and explore tools for managing environmental challenges.

This article provides a specific assessment of coastal wetland governance, examining challenges and opportunities across five key dimensions (see Deliverable 1.2). The study explores how innovative strategies drive the evolution of governance in six protected littoral wetlands of the Valencian Community.

Beneath the Surface: Can the Oslofjord Plan Create Transformative Change Through Institutional Layering?

This study demonstrates how the web‐based PlanWise4Blue tool analyzes the cumulative effects of human activities on coastal ecosystems using a data‐driven approach, enabling stakeholders to compare different management scenarios and identify options to mitigate ecological impacts or enhance marine health.

A systematic literature review to identify whether transformation is understood in a consistent manner across land‐sea governance systems and to identify the status of knowledge regarding transformation across these scales to identify future research priorities.

The loss of biodiversity across the planet emerged as a global problem in the 1960s. The UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972 addressed this issue with a declaration, the first international action plan and the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme. Since then, numerous institutional instruments have been adopted at the international level but biodiversity loss has continued unhalted worldwide.