The “Blue careers for a sustainable blue economy” call made available nearly EUR 7.5 million to contribute to the development of the next generation of blue skills and to provide opportunities for attractive and sustainable maritime careers.
Plastic pollution & ghost nets threaten the health of our waters & seas. In the Central Baltic Sea, EU-funded project Re:Fish is taking action to reduce plastic pollution
We are blue schools! An inspiring WestMED story from Spain: "Som Escoles Blaves" project promotes ocean literacy & Blue Skills, making waves from the classrooms up!
Twenty-two-year-old environmentalist Fionn Ferreira is tackling microplastics pollution with his magnet-based method, which extracts microplastics from water quickly.
The Commission has taken another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH.
On 16 September, on the occasion of World Cleanup Day, people around the world united to clean up their parks, streets, and beaches. In Europe, the EU Beach Cleanup 2023 campaign culminated on this date. The map shows the median number of cigarette related litter items per beach per year along 100 m segments of the European beaches.
A success story from the #BlackSea! Limited investments prevent #BlueEconomy SMEs & start-ups in the Black Sea region from blooming at full potential. The #EMFAF-funded @4BIZproject is turning the tide, offering solutions to overcome this issue.
Boosting maritime careers in the #BlackSea. The EU-funded @iSOL_METproject bridges the experience gap of maritime universities' students in the area of on-board operations & shipping practices, helping young professionals enter the sector
Building artificial reefs to improve the #BalticSea ecosystem 🪸 EU-funded project Reef Nienhagen is addressing habitat degradation in the Baltic Sea by installing artificial #reefs, helping the fish population grow.
At EU level, two directives, the 1979 Birds Directive and the 1992 Habitats Directive, are the foundation of biodiversity policy. Together, these directives led to the establishment of the Natura 2000 network, a network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. The Natura 2000 network stretches across 18% of the EU’s land area and more than 8% of its marine territory. The Map of the month shows the network of marine Natura 2000 sites across Europe.
The European Commission has adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities, which now contains 48 yards.
The objective of the ‘Deep-Dive’ workshop is to allow members of the European Blue Forum to discuss the challenges and obstacles they are facing, their unique aspirations and requirements in developing their sector up to 2030. The output from this workshop will be the production of a stakeholder position paper, providing the perspectives of the entire European sustainable blue economy stakeholder group - our Blue Community. The workshop takes place on Monday 16 October at 09.00 (online) REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Learn all about the West #Mediterranean marine ecosystems, coastal destinations and culture with the EU #WeMED_NaTOUR eco-tours for school pupils! The project is bringing change to the tourism industry, with a little help from #EMFAF 🇪🇺.
The ocean holds countless archaeological treasures in its depths. To personally explore these sites, one would need to be a 🤿, but 🆕 technologies are making this remarkable heritage accessible to all! Explore the wonders of the #Mediterranean on Ocean, 20:50 on @euronewsgreen
Inspired by the Nautilus shell, ancient symbol of renewal & growth, the #EMFF-funded @NautilusCareers project 🇬🇷🇮🇹🇨🇾🇹🇷 developed an innovative training methodology for instructors of water sports tourism.
The Map of the month shows information on the percentage of people employed in the coastal tourism sector compared to the overall employees in the blue economy per EU Member State. Click on the countries to see more information regarding the employment in each sub-sector (accommodation, transport and other), the evolution of the overall employment in coastal tourism since 2009 and the exact number of persons employed in coastal tourism each year.
The Erim Fish project combines a successful #aquaculture business at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains 🇧🇬 with maintaining biodiversity. With a little help from the EU 🇪🇺.
Reconnecting with Nature with the Floating University Berlin 💧🌱. Winner of the #NewEuropeanBauhaus Prizes 2023, this project transformed a polluted rainwater retention basin into a learning site, strengthening the human-environment relationships.
An electric revolution for a greener port in Genoa 🇮🇹. The EU-funded project INES installed shore-side electricity infrastructure, allowing moored vessels to directly connect to the grid without having to run their diesel generators. Less emissions, better quality of air.
LIFE PortSounds has set out to reduce the impact of underwater noise on Cartagena Port.
