• 01 May, 2025
Outcomes of the second call towards a sustainable ocean...

A final list of 24 research and innovation projects addressing four intervention areas is now recommended for funding under the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership's second Joint Transnational Call, initiated in February 2024. With a total funding allocation of €40 million, they have been shortlisted from a preliminary pool of 110 submitted proposals and will officially launch in May-August 2025.

 

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  • 01 May, 2025
Partnership projects now endorsed as UN Ocean Decade Ac...

Fourteen research and innovation projects co-funded under the Partnership's first Joint Transnational Call are now officially recognised as UN Ocean Decade Actions. This acknowledgement, which will also be sought for the second and third Partnership call projects, underscores their contribution to global efforts towards a climate-neutral, sustainable, resilient, and competitive blue economy.


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https://oceandecade.org/news/sustainable-blue-economy-partnerships-projects-now-endorsed-as-un-ocean-decade-actions/

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  • 29 Apr, 2025
Deadline 29 April: Transnational Access to Research Inf...

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership recently launched its first Transnational Access Call to Research Infrastructures, open for application until 29 April at 15:00 CEST. This call provides access to a portfolio of 49 Research Infrastructures across 7 countries for candidates from the pan-European blue economy community. Consult our website for the full catalogue of available infrastructure, eligibility criteria, an informative webinar, and more.


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https://bluepartnership.eu/funding-opportunity/sustainable-blue-economy-partnership-transnational-access-call-research

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  • 16 Apr, 2025
Join BRIDGE-BS Webinar Series "Black Sea Towards 2050"

The Horizon 2020-funded BRIDGE-BS project is pleased to announce a webinar series showcasing major findings and key results from our four-year journey in advancing sustainable Blue Economy in the Black Sea towards 2050.

Over the past four years, BRIDGE-BS has made significant strides in understanding the impact of multi-stressors on the Black Sea, advancing data integration, modeling, and risk-based assessments to support sustainable ecosystem management. Through innovations in biodiversity monitoring, climate scenario modeling, and resilience analysis, the project has laid the foundation for a science-driven approach to ensuring the long-term sustainability of Black Sea ecosystem services.

As we look toward the future, the Black Sea Towards 2050 webinar series will bring together Black Sea and International scientists, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and the broader public to discuss how BRIDGE-BS research contributes to a better understanding of the Black Sea’s challenges and opportunities.

WEBINAR 1: THE FUTURE OF BLUE ECONOMY – 16 April 2025 10:00 CET
It will explore future scenarios for the region’s blue economy, focusing on innovation, governance, and transformative pathways co-designed with stakeholders through Living Labs. It assesses the environmental impacts of these scenarios using risk-based tools, guiding sustainable development across the Black Sea basin and its regions.
Objective: This webinar will present the multiscale scenarios and tools developed by BRIDGE-BS to explore the potential of the Blue Economy in the Black Sea.
Focus Areas: Purpose of the Scenarios, Key Findings, Who Can Use Them, How, and Next Steps
Format: Online | 2 hours

WEBINAR 2: Technologies for Smart Monitoring of Multi-stressors: Readiness and upscaling – Early July
2nd Webinar will focus on smart monitoring technologies developed within BRIDGE-BS and how to upscale them. Throughout the project, BRIDGE-BS has enhanced smart monitoring and new cost-effective tools for understanding ecosystem functioning and rapid biodiversity assessments of high innovation potential, such as advanced molecular and acoustical techniques for rapid biodiversity and biomass monitoring, integrated electrochemical, microfluidic sensors and AI-based prototype technologies.

WEBINAR 3: BRIDGE BLACK SEA DEMONSTRATOR – September
3rd Webinar will launch the Black Sea Digital Twin Ocean demonstrator developed within BRIDGE-BS. Black Sea DTO is a decision support tool that utilizes data pools, integrated simulations, resilience assessments and adaptive management tools to define the ecosystem's state and associated risks. Decision support tools include employing machine learning and cumulative assessments. These tools test various socio-economic and blue economy scenarios, with sector analyses and stakeholder input from living labs across the basin.
 

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  • 08 Apr, 2025
The 2nd Newsletter of TOURAL Project is out

Step into the heart of TOURAL’s activities and gain exclusive insights into the progress and breakthroughs that have defined our journey so far. This edition brings you closer to the activities shaping our mission, highlighting key developments and future plans.

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  • 03 Mar, 2025
Ukraine takes over the coordination of the Common Marit...

On 1 January 2025, Ukraine took over the coordination of the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA) for the Black Sea, following Moldova’s CMA coordinating role in 2024. Ukraine aims to build on Moldova’s success by addressing the CMA goals and priorities in the Black Sea region.   

Strategic Priorities for 2025

Ukraine’s leadership will focus on enhancing awareness of the Black Sea CMA and broadening its engagement with stakeholders in the Black Sea region and blue economy. A key priority focuses on the exchange of best practices, particularly on the need  for joint environmental monitoring, including the impact of the current war (e.g. sea mines and pollution) on the sea basin , which is a shared concern for Black Sea countries. Other key objectives include discussing the latest advancements in green ports, innovative transportation systems, and modern maritime infrastructure.

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  • 03 Mar, 2025
New Technical Group on Sustainable Maritime and Coastal...

The CMA Steering Group has launched a new Technical Group to address challenges, opportunities and cooperation in Black Sea coastal and maritime tourism. Key objectives include evaluating priorities in sustainable tourism, consolidating knowledge of the Black Sea underwater cultural heritage and developing collaborative projects. 

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  • 03 Mar, 2025
Black Sea Stakeholder Conference 2024 Report

The main outcomes of the Black Sea CMA Stakeholder Conference are published. The conference, hosted by the Moldovan chairmanship of the CMA in Chisinau, on 11 September 2024, attracted over 200 stakeholders from all over the region and beyond to exchange and discuss joint action on a sustainable blue economy in the Black Sea.

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  • 03 Mar, 2025
Black Sea Implementation report

The Black Sea CMA Implementation report is now available, detailing the progress made by Black Sea stakeholders, supported by the European Commission and the Black Sea Assistance Mechanism (BSAM), under the CMA for the Black Sea (CMA) in the past two years (2023 and 2024). It highlights achievements, events, communications, lessons learned, and future priorities, focusing on economic development, ecosystem protection, and regional cooperation.

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  • 03 Mar, 2025
Summary paper of the co-creation workshops organised in...

The summary paper compiles the main outcomes of three co-creation workshop sessions organised during the Black Sea CMA Stakeholder Conference on 11th of September 2024. This informative document aims to provide expert insights into existing and emerging trends in the sea basin, identify key research priorities and funding needs, and suggest new courses of action to EU, national, and regional policymakers.

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  • 06 Feb, 2025
Maritime Affairs & Fisheries Newsletter is out!

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  • 04 Feb, 2025
The Rest-Coast Newsletter is out!

Kicking off the new year on a high note, we present you the 4th REST-COAST newsletter. In the current edition, you will find information on our most recent achievements, along with plans for the upcoming months, all contributing to the advancement of coastal restoration across the project's nine Pilot Sites.

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