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Executive summary
Who is this brief for?
Introduction
Governance gaps in Nordic offshore coexistence: between sectors and systems
Political volatility
Limitations of marine spatial planning frameworks
Fragmented and misaligned permitting
Enabling sustainable coexistence: identifying building blocks for offshore collaboration
Collaboration building block 1: establishing structured dialogue and guidelines
Collaboration building block 2: fostering a participatory planning culture
Collaboration building block 3: strengthening knowledge foundations
Collaboration building block 4: creating institutional pathways
Starting points for Nordic dialogues on offshore wind energy and fisheries coexistence
Main recommendation: a Nordic structured dialogue platform
Themes and guiding questions for dialogue
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