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On land, we have a long tradition of applying spatial planning to decide which areas to use for housing, roads and recreation, and which areas should be protected for nature conservation.

The same planning is needed for the ocean. The fast developing offshore oil and gas sector, increase of shipping and the fishing industry are increasingly competing for space. To avoid conflicts and protect the valuable coastal and marine ecosystems a plan to balance human activities with ecological protection is needed. This process is called Marine Spatial Planning.

Suriname and Guyana have made important steps in the four-year project 'Promoting integrated ocean and participatory governance in Guyana and Suriname: The Eastern Gate to the Caribean'. WWF-Guianas led the process with stakeholders to lay the groundwork and gather scientific data on the coastal and marine areas to ultimately establish marine spatial plans. The project has been funded by the European Union.