Challenges in Harmonized Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Monitoring and Decommissioning Procedures of Offshore Platforms in Adriatic-Ionian (ADRION) Region

Manfra, Loredana; Virno Lamberti, Claudia; Ceracchi, Silvia; Giorgi, Giordano; Berto, Daniela; Lipizer, Marina; Giani, Michele; Bajt, Oliver; Fafanđel, Maja; Cara, Magdalena; Matijević, Slavica; Mitric, Milena; Papazisimou, Stefanos; Poje, Mateja; Zeri, Christina; Trabucco, Benedetta (2020) Challenges in Harmonized Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Monitoring and Decommissioning Procedures of Offshore Platforms in Adriatic-Ionian (ADRION) Region. Water, 12 (9). ISSN 2073-4441

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Abstract

A harmonized and integrated approach for monitoring and assessment of contamination, including hydrocarbon exploitation one, is required both by Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) at EU level and by the Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) program of the Barcelona Convention at Mediterranean level. A broad review of protocols of environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures, monitoring and decommissioning of offshore platforms adopted by EU and non-EU countries along the Adriatic-Ionian seas was carried out in the framework of the Interreg offshore platforms in Adriatic-Ionian (ADRION) project HarmoNIA (Harmonization and networking for contaminant assessment in the Ionian and Adriatic Seas). The comparison of information provided by six ADRION countries and the application of a harmonized and integrated approach has highlighted specific challenges for managing offshore platform impacts emerged at ADRION level: (i) need of the same legislative level (the Offshore Protocol of Barcelona Convention is not ratified by all countries) ; (ii) set up of a task force of ADRION experts for discussing critical issues related to impacts of offshore platforms ; (iii) harmonization, at the regional level, of EIA procedures, monitoring and decommissioning ; (iv) need of an agreed and common list of recommended parameters to monitor in water, sediment and biota for the assessment of impacts due to platform installations and PFW discharges.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	harmonized protocols ; environmental impact assessment ; monitoring ; decommissioning ; offshore platforms ; Adriatic-Ionian Sea region ; MSFD ; Barcelona Convention
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology
Divisions:	Center for Marine Research
Depositing User:	Maja Fafanđel
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2020 09:19
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/6017
DOI:	10.3390/w12092460

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