Ocean Citizen

A multidisciplinary approach integrating science and society in Marine Forests regeneration for ocean management and protection

Ecological restoration of seaweed forests in Tenerife

Ecological restoration of seaweed forests in Tenerife

OCEAN CITIZEN partners attend the European Coral Reef Symposium 2024

OCEAN CITIZEN partners attend the European Coral Reef Symposium 2024

Ecological engineering approaches in coral reef restoration

Ecological engineering approaches in coral reef restoration

Establishing baselines for coastal biodiversity: the role of eDNA analysis by AWI

Establishing baselines for coastal biodiversity: the role of eDNA analysis by AWI

Marine Bioligy Project Management

Marine Bioligy Project Management

Marine Research Support Officer

Marine Research Support Officer

The Project

OCEAN CITIZEN aims at developing an innovative and sustainable protocol for coastal restoration and conservation, replicable and specifically designed for different ecozones.

Mission

Co-create an innovative blueprint for coastal restoration at different depths and in different ecozones for future restorations actions and initiatives in the various waters of Europe.

Vision

Provide practical and self-sustained solutions to ensure the viability of effective large-scale restoration plans in marine-coastal degraded areas.

Goals

Consolidate through a transdisciplinary approach a new generation of marine-coastal restoration model for ocean protection.

Key Facts

Horizon Europe

Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters - Call - Blue Parks

Project Timeline

January 2023 to December 2026

Partners

23 partners and 10 countries

Budget

EU Contribution: 10.608.915,00€ Total budget: 11.182.938,00€

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Ecological restoration of seaweed forests in Tenerife

Ecological restoration of seaweed forests in Tenerife

In Tenerife, seaweed forests are represented mainly by Cystoseira sensu lato species of the genera Cystoseira, Gongolaria and Ericaria.

OCEAN CITIZEN partners attend the European Coral Reef Symposium 2024

OCEAN CITIZEN partners attend the European Coral Reef Symposium 2024

In the first week of July the European Coral Reef Symposium (ECRS) took place in Naples. In line with OCEAN...

Ecological engineering approaches in coral reef restoration

Ecological engineering approaches in coral reef restoration

Author: Buki RinkevichProfessor at Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research – OCEAN CITIZEN PARTNER Human activity and climate change are globally...

Establishing baselines for coastal biodiversity: the role of eDNA analysis by AWI

Establishing baselines for coastal biodiversity: the role of eDNA analysis by AWI

A crucial element in achieving OCEAN CITIZEN’s goal of developing an innovative and sustainable protocol for coastal restoration and conservation,...

Marine Bioligy Project Management

Marine Bioligy Project Management

About Underwater Gardens International Underwater Gardens International (UGI) is a private company based in Barcelona, dedicated to the regeneration and...

Marine Research Support Officer

Marine Research Support Officer

The European Topic Centre on Spatial Analysis and Synthesis (ETC-UMA) is an international centre that develops and applies scientific knowledge...

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OCEAN CITIZEN is Co-funded by the European Union, under Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, Grant agreement No. 101093910. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.