Join us
WELCOME TO the

MPA Community Network

An initiative developed by Blue4All projectโ€‹
Your one-stop hub for tools, best practices and people working with Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Projects involved
Our projects partners span MPAs management and research, restoration, protection, creation of solutions, MSP, and networks across the European sea basins.
MPA Solutions Hub
Access the central hub hosting and gathering the links to those tools being designed for MPAs, best practices, case studies, and guidelines.
Networking Group
Our MPA networking group on BlueBioMatch is a powerful tool for connection, collaboration and fostering dialogue for these important issues.
> 0

Tools

to be published under development for MPA managers

0

projects

as part of the network

> 0

people

at our networking group

> 0

newsletter

subscribers

> 0

Followers

on social media

Marine Protected Areas the MPA Community Network is involved with through the participating projects

Latest News

WAVEMAKER_LinkedIn
Ready to Make Waves? Pitch Your Idea at the WAVEMAKER: Marine Conservation Start-up Award
On 16 September 2026, five marine restoration start-ups and spin-offs will take the stage in Berlin to...
Read More
IMG_4256
From Sea Planning to Shore Action: MPA-CN at European Maritime Day 2026
This year's European Maritime Day transformed sunny Limassol (Cyprus) into the epicenter of Europeโ€™s...
Read More
IDV 2026 LIMASSOL_V6
Marine Restoration, eDNA, VR Dives & Citizen Science: What to Experience at the European Maritime Forum 2026 Joint Exhibition
The effort for healthy oceans has moved from conference rooms to the coastlines, and you can witness...
Read More
image (3)
MPA Community Network at European Ocean Days 2026: Strengthening Connections for Effective Marine Protection
The European Ocean Days (EOD) took place in early March 2026 in Brussels, bringing together policymakers,...
Read More
new-publication
Our 1st publication is out!
The "๐™‚๐™ช๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™จ"...
Read More
5-EU-Blue-Parks
6 of our members presented at the 5th EU Blue Parks Workshop
The fifth EU Blue Parks Community workshop โ€˜Achieving Mission Ocean and Waters Protection Targets: Showcasing...
Read More
Mission-Ocean-Danish
We joined the Danish EU Presidency Mission Ocean Conference โ€” with a stand and workshop moderation
Accelerating the Mission: A Danish EU Presidency Conference for the restoration and sustainability of...
Read More
sea-of-opportunities
Sea of Opportunities: Protecting and Restoring the Baltic Sea Together
From 22โ€“24 September, we joined the Sea of Opportunities conference at the Ozeaneum in Stralsund, Germanyโ€”a...
Read More
aaoria2025
BioProtect takes the MPA Card Game to the 2025 All-Atlantic Forum
BioProtect participated in the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum in...
Read More
MarinePlan Final Event_Picture
Join MarinePlan for its Final Event: 29th-30th September, 2025
The online event will be split over two consecutive afternoons and is open for everyone to join.
Read More

Are you involved in a project working with MPAs?

Join us
Does your business work on marine protection and restoration?

Apply for the WAVEMAKER Award

Win a one-year membership to EIT Water, and a shot at the European WAVEMAKER final in Mรกlaga this October.

Learn more and apply