Interdepartmental Directors North Sea Consultative Body (IDON)

All Ministries with tasks and responsibilities on the North Sea work together in the Interdepartmental Directors North Sea Consultative Body (IDON).

Offshore wind energy

Offshore windmills

The Netherlands is working on sustainable, reliable and available energy that is affordable for everybody. It is vitally important that we switch to sustainable energy.

North Sea Agreement

North Sea Agreement

The agreement includes the agreements between central government and stakeholder parties about choices and policy aimed at the balance in activities in the North Sea up to and including 2030 and beyond.

Offshore Wind Ecological Programme (Wozep)

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Wozep was established to expand the knowledge base about how wind farms affect protected species so that it will be possible to arrive at the best possible estimate of the ecological impact

European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

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The aim of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is to protect and restore the European seas and oceans and promote their sustainable use.