Blue4All
Empowering stakeholders, preserving our seas
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Blueprint demonstration for co-created, effective, efficient and resilient networks of MPAs
BLUE4ALL is a HORIZON Europe Ocean Mission project working towards addressing marine conservation and restoration challenges in Europe, and the creator of this MPA Community Network. The project proposes a new approach to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that aligns with EU Biodiversity Strategy and national initiatives. The project places stakeholders at the center of the MPA process, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed from the outset. BLUE4ALL will work with stakeholders from 25 information sites and Living labs in the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, and North-East Atlantic regions to develop tools for preserving and restoring the marine environment in a socially sustainable and acceptable way. These tools will be tested in Living labs, and ultimately result in a user-friendly Blueprint Platform for creating effective, efficient, and resilient MPAs and networks of MPAs.
Project duration
48 months | January 2023 – December 2026
Project call
HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-02
Total project budget
€ 8,018,806
PROJECT PARTNERS
BLUE4ALL is a consortium of 20 project partners, including SUBMARINER Network and its members.
- SUBMARINER Network
- Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles De Belgique (RBINS) | Coordinating Partner | BE
- Fondazione Centro Euro-mediterraneosui Cambiamenti ClimaticI | IT
- Universiteit Antwerpen | BE
- University College Dublin | IE
- National University Of Ireland, Dublin | IE
- Universita Degli Studi Di Palermo | IT
- Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee | NL
- WWF Adria -Udruga Za Zastitu Prirode I Ocuvanje Bioloske Raznolikosti | HR
- University of Tartu
- Blue SDU
- SYKE
- The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission | FI
- KESKKONNAAMET | PT
- International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea | DK
- Wageningen University | NL
- Mediterranean Sea And Cost Foundation | IT
- Office Francais De La Biodiversite | FR
- Consorzio Di Gestione Di Torre Guaceto | IT
- Comune Di Otranto | IT