Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour with BLUE4ALL (S02E16)

On July 17th, 2024 from 2:00-3:00 PM CEST, we will host the Atlantic & Arctic Weekly Hour featuring BLUE4ALL.
Dr Steven Degraer, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, will present the goals and first results of the BLUE4ALL project, a HORIZON Europe Ocean Mission project working towards addressing marine conservation and restoration challenges in Europe. Using a new approach to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that aligns with EU Biodiversity Strategy and national initiatives, BLUE4ALL places stakeholders at the center of the MPA process, ensuring their needs and concerns are addressed from the outset. BLUE4ALL works with stakeholders from 25 information sites and Living labs in the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic regions to collate and develop tools for preserving and restoring the marine environment in a socially sustainable and acceptable way. From 2025, these socio-economic, ecological and financial tools will be tested in Living labs, and ultimately result in a user-friendly Blueprint Platform for creating effective, efficient, and resilient MPAs and networks of MPAs.
Programme (PM /CEST):
2:00-2:05: Welcome, Valerie de Liedekerke, AIR Centre
2:05-2:45: TBLUE4ALL - Blueprint demonstration for co-created effective, efficient and resilient networks of MPAs, Dr Steven Degraer, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
2:45-3:00: Q&A, moderated by Valerie de Liedekerke, AIR Centre
3:00: Closing, Valerie de Liedekerke, AIR Centre