Two day conference 7-8 November at the Department of Law, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.

PROGRAMMonday 7 November9.30-09.45 Registration

09.45-10.00 Welcome and introduction (Prof David Langlet, Gothenburg University)

10.00-12.00 Session I: Regional and National Perspectives

Prof. David Fluharty, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington: The Emerging Ecosystem Approach to Ocean Management in the United States: Weaving together multiple strands.

Prof. Michael Gilek, School of Natural Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University: Comparative analysis of framings and applications of the ecosystem approach in Baltic Sea marine spatial planning.

Prof. Collins Odote, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, Uni-versity of Nairobi: Implications of Ecosystem Based Approach to Wetlands Manage ment in Kenyan Coast.

Prof. Rosemary Rayfuse, University of New South Wales: Protecting the deep: Implement-ing the ecosystem approach in areas beyond national jurisdiction – a case study of the North Atlantic.

12.00-13.15 Lunch

13.15-15.00 Session II: Planning and Adaptivity

Dr. Niko Soininen, University of Eastern Finland: Ecosystem approach and adaptivity in marine spatial planning.

Prof. Marleen van Rijswick, School of Law, Utrecht University: The need for combining an ecosystem approach with adaptive management in land-sea interactions in order to tackle fragmented legal and policy frameworks.

Prof. Sue Kidd, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool: The ecosystem approach in ocean planning and governance – what might this mean for governance of the land?

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

THE ECOSYSTEM APPROACHIN OCEAN PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE

15.30-17.30 Session III: Participation and Collaboration

Prof. Jonas Ebbesson, Department of Law, Stockholm University: Can public participation promote ecosystem thinking in ocean governance?

Dr. Antonia Zervaki, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: The ecosystem approach and public engagement to ocean government: the case of maritime spatial planning.

Dr. Örjan Bodin, Stockholm Resilience Centre: Collaborative Networks for Effective Ecosystem-Based Management: A Set of Working Hypotheses.

Prof. Helle Tegner Anker, University of Copenhagen: Ecosystem perspectives in planning for offshore wind energy projects - does participation matter?

19.00 Conference Dinner (for invited speakers)

Tuesday 8 November8.30-10.15 Session IV: Critical Perspectives

Prof. Frank Maes, Faculty of Law, Ghent University: The ecosystem approach in maritime spatial planning: fiction or reality?

Prof. Kees Bastmeijer, Law School, Tilburg University: The Marine Strategy Framework Directive: How Eco is the Ecosystem Approach?

PhD cand. Aron Westholm, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg: Legally defining ecosystems – Coherencies and inconsistencies in the WFD, the MSFD and the MSP directive.

10.15-10.45 Coffee break

10.45-12.30 Session V: Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity

Dr. Vito De Lucia, K.G. Jebsen Center for the Law of the Sea, UiT Arctic University of Norway: A critical interrogation of the relationship between the ecosystem approach and ecosystem services.

Prof. Anne-Michelle Slater, School of Law, University of Aberdeen: The legal framework for balancing ecosystem services: a case study from the Scottish North Sea.

Prof. Ronan Long, National University of Ireland: The ecosystem approach and a new marine biodiversity instrument for areas beyond national jurisdiction.

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.15 Session VI: Environmental Quality

Prof. Gabriel Michanek, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University: Relation between adaptive marine planning (MSFD and WFD) and sustainable fishery (CFP regulations).

PhD cand. Brita Bohman, Department of Law, Stockholm University: The Role of Eco-system Approach in the Legal Governance of the Baltic Sea Eutrophication.

Prof. Lena Gipperth, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg: Legal challenges of achieving the objective of no further degradation and restoration of marine ecosystem by demanding compensatory restoration.

15.15-15.30 Concluding words (Prof. David Langlet)