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1 Lofoten: A marine! management laboratory! Gaute Wahl!

2 Lofoten Islands:" A marine management laboratory!

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5 The Lofoten islands" - A region of rich natural resources! Large and healthy fish stocks! Unique nature attracting tourists! Lots of renewable energy (weather!)! Minerals! Oil and gas! At the same time, we are lagging behind the rest of Norway in some important aspects.!

6 Important challenges! Aging/stagnating population! Low education level! Challenging infrastructure! Lack of capital for funding investment! Need for more varied industry and employment opportunities matching the young and highly educated! Areal management - Conflicts in use of sea area!

7 Fisheries today!

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9 New activities and possibilities!

10 Oil and gas!

11 Oil and gas" Disputes! Part of search for oil and gas! Scares the fish away up to 33 km from source! Conflict between fishermen and NPD ! Also:! Vulnerability! Oil spill! Climate change!

12 Offshore wind!

13 Offsore wind" Disputes!

14 Unesco World Heritage!

15 Unesco World Heritage" Disputes!

16 How do we try to reconcile these different interests?!

17 Norwegian answer: Governmental planning! Coastal zone plans! Out to one nautical mile outside the shoreline! The area is managed by local authorities (municipalities), while the resources are managed by national authorities.! Integrated management plans! Covers the sea area from one nautical mile outside the shoreline to the limits of Norway s economical zone.!

18 Offentlige institusjoner kan bestille flere eksemplarer fra: Departementenes servicesenter Internett: E-post: Telefon: Published by: Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Internet address: St.meld. nr. 8 ( ) Helhetlig forvaltning av det marine Cover illustration: Ørnulf Opdahl s watercolour Hav (Ocean), photographed by Silje Gripsrud Printed by: 07 Aurskog AS 05/2012 Meld. St. 10 ( ) Report to the Storting (white paper) miljø i Barentshavet og havområdene utenfor Lofoten (forvaltningsplan) 241 MILJØMERKET Trykksak 379 Published by: Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Internet address: Meld. St. 10 ( ) Report to the Storting (white paper) Front cover illustration: Watercolour by Ørnulf Opdahl, photographed by Silje Gripsrud Printed by: 07 Gruppen AS 09/2009 Impression 1000 First update of the Integrated Management Plan for the Marine Environment of the Barents Sea Lofoten Area Report No. 37 ( ) to the Storting Integrated Management of the Marine Environment of the Norwegian Sea Report No. 37 ( ) to the Storting Integrated Management of the Marine Environment of the Norwegian Sea 241 Trykksak MILJØMERKET 379 Opplysninger om abonnement, løssalg og pris får man hos: Fagbokforlaget Postboks 6050, Postterminalen 5892 Bergen E-post: offpub@fagbokforlaget.no Telefon: Faks: Meld. St. 37 ( ) Helhetlig forvaltning av det marine miljø i Nordsjøen og Skagerrak (forvaltningsplan) Publikasjonen er også tilgjengelig på Forsidebilde: Edvard Munch: Vinter ved kysten, 1915 Privat eie (Woll M 1125) Munch-museet / Munch-Ellingsen Gruppen / BONO 2013 Foto: Munch-museet Trykk: 07 Aurskog AS 04/2013 Meld. St. 37 ( ) Melding til Stortinget Helhetlig forvaltning av det marine miljø i Nordsjøen og Skagerrak (forvaltningsplan) First update of the Integrated Management Plan for the Marine Environment of the Barents Sea Lofoten Area Helhetlig forvaltning av det marine miljø i Barentshavet og havområdene utenfor Lofoten (forvaltningsplan)

19 The purpose of the integrated management plan! The purpose of this management plan is to provide a framework for the sustainable use of natural resources and goods derived from the Barents Sea Lofoten area and at the same time maintain the structure, functioning, productivity and diversity of the area s ecosystems. The management plan is thus a tool for both facilitating value creation and maintaining the high environmental value of the area. Meld. St. 10 ( ) Report to the Storting

20 Critique of the plan! What is highlighted here are two important aspects of sustainable development:! Environmental value! Economical wealth/profit! What was requested more research on was the social aspect! Key question: How does the plan affect the local inhabitants of this region?!

21 One answer: " The program - Future in the north! Perspectives on the future for northern Norway! Three ministries participated:! Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries! Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation! Ministry of Climate and Environment"! My job for the last two years!

22 A gathering of knowledge about! What will the future of Northern Norway look like in 2030?! What are the potential of industries like fisheries, fish farming, tourism, renewable energy and mineral extraction?! What are the challenges ahead? How can we reach the potentials?! How can we facilitate to achieve sustainable wealth?!

23 What is sustainable wealth?! How we defined wealth in the project:! Economical wealth (GDP) Profit Welfare! Environmental wealth Planet Sustaining natural order! Social wealth People Quality of life!! The three p s. " People - Profit - Planet!

24 Social wealth! Important perspective of sustainability that has trailed behind the environmental and economical perspectives! Difficult to measure! In our project we defined it thus:! Social wealth is about developing attractive local communities, with varied employment markets, both regarding different sectors and different competences.! But it is and can be much more because it is also! dependent on local culture and identity on cultural values!!

25 Seismic surveys: " an example on the importance of social/ cultural values in Lofoten! In 2008 fishermen were closed off from fishing! In 2009 they were closed off and compensated this created a lot of turmoil and negative reactions. Why?! When you compensate or buy out someone, you also say that co-existence is impossible.! If co-existence is impossible, the tradition, security, identity and future hopes for those compensated are endangered.!

26 Involvement with stakeholders! How do you see your future?! What shall we look into?! What is important for you?"! Methods! Big stakeholder-conference in Lofoten which was open to all! Written proposals from regional stakeholders - everybody could send in! Regionalpolitical contact group! Workshops and interviews in the region along the way!

27 Involvement results! The social aspects of wealth creation was highlighted! The value of traditional industries for small coastal communities! Need for more people. How to attract them?! Possibilities of job creation! How to get more out of the large resources through education, innovation and research?!

28 We ordered research on! What constitutes attractive local communities? How can northern Norway attract more people?! What is the situation regarding competence, research and innovation in the region?! What are the needs regarding transport infrastructure?! What is the value of cultural heritage?! What is the value of ecosystem services?!

29 To sum up! I do not have the answers for conflict solving, but I can point in an important direction that we first forgot in Norway!!the social perspective the people on land"! Our project:! Involved the stakeholders in the big question that encapsulates all our hopes and dreams: How will our future look like?! Showing the potential the possibilities! Finding methods for weighing different alternatives! Identifying social wealth indicators that are important for stakeholders! Showing the consequences of different options:! Economically, environmentally and socially!

30 Thank you for your kind attention.! Questions?! 1!

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