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Predict to protect: the new technology giving wildlife a fighting chance
The EU-funded NATURE-FIRST project is transforming biodiversity protection from reactive damage control to predictive intervention. Using satellite and on-site data, environmental forensics, artificial intelligence-driven digital twins and real‑time monitoring, the project gives conservationists the tools needed to respond to biodiversity threats ahead of time.
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Dial-a-ship: a worldwide fleet for ocean science
Marine research is essential to understanding our planet and climate change. Yet exploring the ocean can be difficult, dangerous and expensive. The EU-funded EurofleetsPlus project sought to accelerate marine research by providing scientists in Europe and beyond with access to a fleet of 27 state-of-the-art research vessels.
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Tipping point study finds world’s oceans face irreversible damage
A 4-year study funded by the EU has revealed the presence of a climate feedback loop that threatens to push marine ecosystems beyond critical thresholds. Researchers in the COMFORT project say action is needed now to prevent rising temperatures, ocean acidification and falling oxygen levels causing irrevocable changes to ocean habitats.
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Tasty, safe and sustainable: seafood as it should be
The list of innovations brought about by the EU-funded SEAFOODTOMORROW project is impressive. Project outcomes range from new production and processing methods, tailor-made healthy seafood and smartphone apps for consumers. Thanks to the project’s efforts, consumers and citizens can now benefit from higher quality, safer, more transparent and more sustainable seafood products.
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A Strategic Research agenda links the ocean with human health
Humanity is realising that the state of our oceans has a direct impact on our wellbeing. To identify key priorities in the field of oceans and human health, the EU-funded SOPHIE project created a network of diverse experts. By changing harmful behaviours and encouraging sustainable practices, they hope to contribute to better health for both the oceans and citizens across Europe and beyond.
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A new approach to studying ocean ecology
Science has long held that in the food chain, plants support animals. While this may be true on land, the EU-funded MixITiN project has shown that such a system isn’t applicable to our oceans. The project hopes that its findings will help to improve knowledge and thus broader education efforts on marine ecology, allowing citizens to gain a better understanding of the ocean’s great wonders.
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Solving shared problems in environmental research
For years, environmental scientists across different disciplines have struggled with the same technical challenges. In response, EU-funded researchers have created a community where scientists can pool their resources to find joint solutions to common problems.
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Sensing module keeps watch beneath the waves
EU-funded researchers have designed a standard instrument module to monitor conditions in the deep sea. As part of a Europe-wide marine-sensing infrastructure, the modules will supply reliable long-term data on the state of our seas and oceans.
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Greener ingredients from algae to boost bioeconomy
Algae grown, harvested and processed using new techniques developed by EU-funded researchers could supply greener alternatives to common ingredients - putting more eco-friendly cosmetics on the shelf and adding more sustainable foods to the menu.
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Deepening our understanding of Europe's coastal waters
The ocean plays a vital role in our lives, both environmentally and economically. In order to protect this precious resource, EU-funded research is helping to deepen our understanding of the interlinking factors impacting Europe's coastal waters.

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