This document provides an introduction and overview of a webinar on implementing green economies through regional development planning. It introduces the International Spatial Planning Centre (ISPC) and its experts Prof. Dr. Einhard Schmidt-Kallert and Dr. Karin Gaesing. It then discusses the SPRING program for regional development planning and management offered jointly by universities in Germany, Ghana, the Philippines, Tanzania and Chile. The webinar will focus on using regional planning approaches to link protected areas to their surrounding environments and communities in a sustainable way through examples like eco-tourism and renewable energy projects. Participants are encouraged to continue the discussion in an online forum and jointly publish case studies.