The second round of MARINA workshops – running from January to May 2018 – has just started. These participatory workshops organized in the framework of the MARINA project are part of a Mobilization and Mutual Learning (MML) process composed of two phases at local and international levels held across Europe over the last 12 months. […]
Read More →16 February 2018 Sustainable sea mining and responsible research and innovation Ricerca ed innovazione responsabile e sostenibilità dello sfruttamento delle risorse minerarie marine We move toward an age of mining the deep ocean floor, the world’s most remote environment. The seabed is thought to be rich in deposits of cobalt, copper, manganese, gold and rare […]
Read More →2 February 2018 MARINA Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Workshop San Sebastián, SpainOffshore wind energy: Our future? How? Energía eólica marina: ¿Nuestro futuro? ¿Cómo?Our seas and oceans offer a vast renewable energy resource. The marine environment is an enormous pool of energy which, according to the European Commission, globally exceeds the present and projected future energy needs. […]
Read More →8 February 2018 MARINA Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Workshop Tartu, Estonia Turning sea transportation threats into sea transportation opportunities on the Baltic Sea Muudame Läänemere meretrantspordi ohud meretranspordi võimalusteks There is a saying that every port in the world has at least one Estonian in it. Estonians pride themselves with being a sea nation, expert […]
Read More →In the framework of the MARINA Project, the Italian Coordinator National Research Council – CNR is going to select subcontractors for four local Workshops.The deadline for the expression of interest is 29th of November 2017 (4pm CET time). For participating, see the documentation provided within the folder “MARINA Call of interest_November 2017”.For any enquiry: mml.offer@irpps.cnr.it.————–The folder “MARINA Call […]
Read More →5 October 2017 MARINA International Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Workshop Galway, Ireland “Explore the Development of Sustainable Tourism Opportunities within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) through Responsible Research and Innovation” is the topic of next MARINA workshop to be held in Galway, organized by our partner Smartbay, which open the new MARINA MML workshop for months […]
Read More →Secretariats of the Intergovernmental Agreements RAMOGE and Pelagos (Italy, France, Principality of Monaco) are mobilizing in favor of the reduction of marine litter by organizing a workshop on 12 September 2017 at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, in order to raise awareness of this issue both to coastal and hinterland communities. ISPRA, one of the […]
Read More →Coastal cities and towns are facing urbanization challenges. This goes for those large cities exposed to population growth and mass tourism, but also those coastal towns facing the opposite – loss of population and work places; reduced competitiveness concerning attracting citizens and tourists. The urbanized city-areas have been subject to big changes in the last […]
Read More →17 January 2017 Pollution by human pressure with a special focus on marine litter Deșeurile marine – presiunea antropică asupra mării Marine litter can be defined as any persistent manufactured or processed solid material that is discarded or abandoned in the marine and costal environment. Marine litter is present in all seas and […]
Read More →13 January 2017 Water sustainability Sostenibilidad del agua At the end of the seventies, the surroundings of the Bay of Pasajes grouped a large number of industries together with a large agglomeration of people. Both the industries and the households were designed, built and overcrowded without considering that all the spill that ended up […]
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