The North Sea Agreement
The North Sea Agreement Going those extra miles for a healthy North Sea The North Sea Agreement Agreements between the Dutch government and stakeholders through to 2030 with a future vision on the development of wind energy in the long term. An accord was reached on this Agreement between the following participants in the North Sea Consultation (NZO): On behalf of the Dutch government: Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Eric Wiebes, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy On behalf of the energy organisations on the North Sea: Hans Timmers, chairman NWEA Jo Peters, Secretary-General NOGEPA Jan Willem van Hoogstraten, director EBN Marco Kuijpers, director offshore projects TenneT On behalf of the fishery organisations: Johan K. Nooitgedagt, chairman Nederlandse Vissersbond (Dutch Fishermen’s Association) approved the consultation agreement but following the agreed period of grassroots consultation informed the consultative body that the Dutch Fishermen’s Association could not support the agreement. Pim Visser, director of VisNed 1 (facilitating) indicated that the producers organisations Delta Zuid, Rousant, Redersvereniging voor de Zeevisserij (operators’ association for sea fishing), Texel, West and Wieringen and the Association of NetVISwerk support the Agreement. However, given the dissension within VisNed, they cannot sign. On behalf of the NGOs: Floris van Hest, director North Sea Foundation Kirsten Schuijt, director WWF Netherlands Joris Thijssen, director Greenpeace Rob van Tilburg, director of Programmes, Natuur en Milieu (Nature and Environment) Fred Wouters, director Vogelbescherming Nederland (Dutch Society for the Protection of Birds) Marc van den Tweel, Managing Director Natuurmonumenten (Dutch Society for the Preservation of Nature) 2 On behalf of the Sector Organisations for Seaports: Ronald Paul, chairman and COO port authority Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.
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