Date: 24th to 27th of August 2026
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Host/organiser: Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association, Elsevier
There is an urgent need to address the challenges of the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Marine scientists and policy-makers worldwide have emphasized that in particular threats to biodiversity are the major challenge for both the health of the planet and the welfare of human societies.
These threats are relevant on local to global scales and require international collaborative action. Therefore, in all maritime areas attention is placed on assessing and managing such threats and planning for future initiatives to ensure a sustainable use of estuaries, coasts and seas.
For this purpose, ECSA 61 brings together a global multi-disciplinary community of researchers and professionals.