OUR PROJECTS
BLUE CONNECT
The BLUE CONNECT project (Strict protection, restoration and co-management of Marine Protected Areas to ensure effective ecosystem conservation and improved connectivity of Blue Corridors) is funded by the European Commission Horizon Europe Mission Ocean Programme, Grant Agreement: 101156759 — BLUE CONNECT — HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01.
Project duration: The BLUE CONNECT will run for 42 months (02 September 2024 – 01 March 2028).
Project partners: BLUE CONNECT is a consortium of 18 project partners, including SUBMARINER Network (coordinating partner in this project), from 13 countries.
COORDINATOR: SUBMARINER NETWORK FOR BLUE GROWTH EWIV
MSP-GREEN
MSP-GREEN
Maritime Spatial Planning as enabler of the European Green Deal
The MSP-GREEN project (Maritime Spatial Planning as enabler of the European Green Deal) is funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, Grant Agreement: 101081314 — MSP-GREEN — EMFAF-2021-PIA-MSP.
Project duration: 01 November 2022 – 31 October 2024.
The MSP-GREEN will be carried out by a Pan-European interdisciplinary consortium coordinated by CORILA (Consortium for Coordination of Research Activities of the Venice Lagoon), Italy. The other partners are: University of Venice (IUAV), Italy; National Research Council (CNR), Italy; Spanish National Research Council (SCIC), Spain; CEREMA (Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Urban Planning), France; Regional Council of Southwest Finland (FI RCSW;) Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS), Bulgaria; Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia (MoEPRD); University of Western Brittany (UBO), France; IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea'), France; VASAB (Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea); Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Germany.
Project objectives: The MSP-GREEN project addresses the challenge “Reflect and align maritime spatial plans to the ambition of the European Green Deal” and the related priority “MSP as an enabler of the European Green Deal” (EGD).
MSP4BIO
MSP4BIO
Improved Science-Based Maritime Spatial Planning to Safeguard and Restore Biodiversity in a Coherent European MPA Network
The MSP4BIO project (Improved Science-Based Maritime Spatial Planning to Safeguard and Restore Biodiversity in a Coherent European MPA Network) is funded by the European Commission Horizon Europe Programme (Research and Innovation Actions), Grant Agreement: 101060707-MSP4BIO-HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01.
PROJECT DURATION: The MSP4BIO will run for 3 years (01 August 2022 - 31 July 2025).
PROJECT WEBSITE: https://msp4bio.eu/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MSP4BIO_Project
MARSPLAN-BS II
MARSPLAN-BS II
Cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning for Black Sea – Bulgaria and Romania
The MARSPLAN-BS II Project (Cross-border Maritime Spatial Planning for Black Sea – Bulgaria and Romania) is funded by the European Commission (DG MARE), Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) of the European Union, Grant Agreement: EASME/EMFF/2018/1.2.1.5/01/SI2.806725- MARSPLAN-BS II.
PROJECT DURATION: 24 months (01.07.2019 - 30.06.2021)