Blue Parks - Towards a coherent European network of strictly protected areas for restoring healthy and productive marine ecosystems
Funds research to map habitats and design a coherent EU network of strictly protected marine areas that also benefits fisheries and climate.
Projects need to build links specifically with the EU's Mission Implementation Platform and with the Blue Parks community, not just cooperate with the three named prior Mission Ocean projects. Proposals covering the EU Outermost Regions are explicitly encouraged, given those regions' natural assets. Work should draw on existing data from the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agenc…
The funder wants a scientific basis for Member States to designate new strictly protected marine areas toward the EU's 10%-by-2030 target, prioritising habitats that are spawning, nursery or carbon-storage zones. It wants trade-offs with fisheries, offshore wind and shipping addressed, with resulting data delivered to EMODnet and the Digital Twin Ocean.
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