Transcript Centre of Marine Policy Leeuwarden: linking beta

Wageningen Centre for Marine Policy
“linking marine-related sciences”
David Goldsborough
&
Martin Pastoors
Kiel February 24th 2009
There is a general drive towards
integrated policies for oceans and seas
The seas are used by many….
… and marine sciences cover a wide
range of disciplines
Marine
ecology
Marine
governance
Fisheries
science
Economics
Maritime
science
Marine
law
Wageningen Centre for Marine Policy
will promote integrated research
Marine
ecology
Marine
governance
Fisheries
science
Economics
Maritime
science
Marine
law
What will we do ?
PhD – PostDoc
research environment
Education platform
Project organization
Linking supply and demand
Demand
DG Mare
DG Env
DG Research
National
governments
International
organizations
Stakeholder
organizations
Centre for
Marine Policy
Universities
Higher
eduction (BSc)
Contract
Research
Organizations
Supply
International
fellows
Who will participate ?
Other ?
IVEM (Groningen)
DELTARES
Environmental Policy Group
LEI
IMARES
Van Hall Larenstein
….
NILOS Netherlands Institute for Law of
the Sea (Utrecht)
IFM Innovative Fisheries Management
(DK)
Fisheries and Environmental
Management (Finland)
Centre for Coastal and Ocean
Governance (Oban, Scotland)
……
Provincie Friesland
Where will we be located?
In Leeuwarden !
How many ?
30
25
Post-docs
PhDs
Fellows
Researchers
Support staff
Senior researchers
Director/Lector
Professor
20
15
10
5
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Where are we now?
Choice of legal status Consortium Agreement
Finalizing business plan (Feb. 2009)
Exploring housing options (VHL Leeuwarden)
Reaching out to contributing research and
funding
Participating in FP7 calls / Wadden Sea
research calls
First projects in progress
Plans for 2009 ?
Official opening symposium of the Centre
“Science in the Marine Policy Arena” (Aug. 2009)
Workshop:
“Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Protected
Areas” (Aug. 2009)
PhD course (Aalborg):
“Science Advice for Ecosystem Approach” (Nov
2009)
First PhDs ?....
EU Research Strategy clearly defines a
need for integration of knowledge
Wageningen Centre for Marine Policy:
international scientific centre for
integrated support to marine policies