Marine Plan
Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas
Founded on a large amount of expertise and a solid theoretical basis, MarinePlan will co-develop with stakeholders and apply a Decision Support System (DSS) for ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning (EB-MSP) together with best practice guidance to enhance the design and effectiveness of spatial conservation and restoration measures for marine biodiversity in European Seas.
Tools will comprise operational criteria for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSA), enabling the allocation of conservation and restoration areas at various scales in complex sea areas with multiple uses, while including the effects of climate change.
Project duration
36 months | October 2022 – September 2025
Project call
HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-12
Total project budget
€3,587,827
PROJECT PARTNERS
MarinePlan is a consortium of 16 project partners, coordinated by the Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut.
- Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Germany
- Marine Institute, Ireland
- University of the Aegean, Greece
- AZTI, Spain
- Ecopath International Initiative, Spain
- University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
- Institute of Marine Science, Spanish National Research Council, Spain
- IMAR- Instituto do Mar, Portugal
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
- University of Hamburg, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
- Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
- Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
- International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists LTD, United Kingdom
- Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom