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Greenbook CAPonLITTER - Capitalizing good coastal practices and improving policies to prevent marine litter

The CAPonLitter Greenbook acts as a supportive toolkit for local authorities interested in engaging in actions that reduce marine litter and fight pollution. The Greenbook outlines a collection of...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics
Objective 2b - Prevent and eliminate pollution – nutrients‚ chemicals‚ pesticides
Topic(s)
Marine litter
Plastic pollution
Clean ocean

Blue Growth- Drivers and alternative scenarios for the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea

The scenario-building report consists of multiple alternative future visions based on both qualitative and quantitative data. Expert views were included in the process from the Delphi studies, the...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space
Objective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquaculture
Topic(s)
Blue economy entrepreneurship
Circular economy approaches
Ecosystem approach

Repository of publications of the maritime spatial planning project Plan4Blue

This repository consists of the publications produced within the Plan4Blue project on the topic of blue growth and maritime spatial planning to identify pathways to sustainable use of the sea areas...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space
Objective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquaculture
Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
Topic(s)
Blue economy entrepreneurship
Circular economy approaches
Ecosystem approach
Shipping, logistics

Guidelines for Good Management of Land-Sea Interactions in Maritime Spatial Planning

Based upon an examination of existing LSI research and practice related to MSP/terrestrial planning, an approach to exploring LSI has been developed by the project. The approach has been tested in 5...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space
Topic(s)
Coastal resilience
Maritime space
Offshore wind energy
Land-based tourism

CEnTOUR - Circular Economy for tourism providers, CEnTOUR - Circular Economy in tourism

The report, written by CEnTour which aims to foster innovative circular solutions in the tourism, provides initial answers and offers a set of guidelines to kick start the transition of tourism...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics
Objective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquaculture
Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Coastal maritime tourism
Circular economy approaches

HELCOM Map and Data service

The Baltic Data Flows project seeks to enhance the sharing and harmonisation of data on the marine environment originating from existing sea monitoring programmes, and to move towards service-based...

Tools (tools and applications used to design, develop, implement project or program, also data analysis tools)
Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity
Objective 3a - Blue economy - multiuse of water space
Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Big data
Maritime space

Review and analysis of policies, strategies and instruments for boosting sustainable tourism in Europe

The report was developed with the objective of providing an overview of Europe-wide action on the state and development of sustainable tourism at different levels, with a particular focus on small and...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity
Topic(s)
Coastal maritime tourism
Active learning
Circular economy approaches

Report on Joint measures to preserve natural ecosystems from marine litter in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas

The report reveals that marine litter is building up in the Mediterranean marine protected areas. A participatory-science campaign entitled ACT4LITTER Marine Litter Watch Month was set up which served...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics
Enabler 2b - Raising awareness
Topic(s)
Marine protected areas (MPAs)
Marine litter
Environmental protection

European Land Conservation Network - Care Peat - TOWARDS A CARBON CREDIT & BLUE CREDIT SCHEME FOR PEATLANDS

The report "Towards a carbon credit & Blue credit scheme for peatlands" outlines the preliminary requirements and steps needed to fully establish frameworks for certification systems across Europe...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 1b - Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Focus on freshwater
Objective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics
Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
Enabler 2a - Mobilisation and engagement
Topic(s)
Wetland restoration
Restoration
Freshwater ecosystem
Nature-based restoration

iAtlantic repository of resources

The repository includes resources from the iAtlantic project, as well as links to collaborating programmes and initiatives. Some of the topics covered include policy briefs on changing ocean state and...

Report (research paper, policy report, white paper, guidelines, case studies, best practices, etc)
Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity
Objective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquaculture
Objective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
Enabler 1 - Ocean digital knowledge system
Topic(s)
Ocean observation
Oceanography
Ocean literacy
Blue biotechnologies
Fisheries
Restoration
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