How can Indigenous and local knowledge be integrated in marine spatial planning?
The increased use of digital tools and data can improve marine spatial planning (MSP), but it also risks favouring information that can be easily digitalised or quantified. Indigenous and local knowledge is an important part of MSP, but harder to catch with digital tools.
In this new policy brief, Nordregio explores ways to integrate Indigenous and local knowledge in the increasingly digitalised process of marine spatial planning. It examines challenges and opportunities and presents 7 key messages for a better process, drawn from experiences in the North Atlantic.
Research and tools to strengthen regional policy co-operation
The Nordic Council of Ministers has tasked Nordregio to coordinate research and policy networks in three thematic groups, with the purpose of strengthening regional policy cooperation in the Nordic Region. These are:
How are demographic trends, labour markets and regional economies evolving across the Nordic countries?
The upcoming State of the Nordic Region 2026 brings together comparative data and regional analysis to map current developments and differences across the Nordic Region.
On skills-matching, arrival infrastructure, quality of life: A day of insight-sharing at CoR in Brussels
This week, 120+ policymakers, planners and regional experts gathered at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels to discuss the future of rural Europe.
The one-day conference by the PREMIUM_EU project offered research insights, panel discussion and policy tools for regional attraction, retention and return migration. Thank you to everyone who contributed on this inspirational day, live-streamed and recorded to watch back here.
The event marks the end of the Horizon-funded project and the launch of the Resilient Regions Policy Dashboard. This interactive tool presents three years of European research on migration, policy and regional development. Designed for and with the help of policymakers.
