Project description
Strengthening science-based policy in the Black Sea
Vulnerable and unique, the Black Sea’s ecosystem services are under threat from multi-stressors such as pollution and overfishing because of climate and anthropogenic pressures. The overarching aim of the EU-funded BRIDGE-BS project is assessing the current state of the Black Sea ecosystems, their services, and resilience to the multi-stressors, and creating the necessary means to manage these ecosystems sustainably. For that, it will use an interdisciplinary approach based on three nodes: service dynamics, blue growth incubators, and empowered citizens. The project will use pilot study sites at the regional level, with findings contributing to work packages addressing the four pillars of the Black Sea SRIA. This way, BRIDGE-BS strives to achieve a healthy, resilient and productive Black Sea by 2030.
Objective
The Black Sea’s unique ecosystem services are degrading and need to be better managed for the benefit of citizens dependent upon their sustainability. As a critical contribution to the science-based policy needed to preserve the Black Sea ecosystems, BRIDGE-BS proposes a multidisciplinary, multisectoral program building on regional and international initiatives. The project will develop predictive tools and capabilities necessary to understand and predict the impacts of climate-driven and anthropogenic multi-stressors on the services stemming from Black Sea ecosystems. These services and their responses to stressors will be mapped, monitored and modeled in order to identify a safe operating space within which a sustainable blue economy can flourish. To this end, BRIDGE-BS is structured around “three” interconnected nodes: Service Dynamics, Blue Growth Incubators and Empowered Citizens. Node1 will, using time series and new data, simulations and machine learning tools assess, predict and determine ecosystem resilience to deliver adaptive management tools. Node1 outputs will be used in Node2 to identify services that can support sustainable Blue Growth in the Black Sea by strengthening of resource management, developing and applying innovative technologies as well as supporting innovative start-ups and business models to create added value and jobs. Node3 will support policy uptake of BRIDGE-BS science and innovation results. It will train and strengthen collaborations between scientists and stakeholders, as well as policy makers, industry representatives and societal interest groups. It will educate, train and stimulate interactions between the public, future generations of marine scientists and entrepreneurs as well as motivate and engage policy-makers. Most importantly, through Node3 BRIDGE-BS will create a connected Black Sea community, strengthened by a new generation of researchers and innovators to address emerging Black Sea challenges.
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06800 Ankara
Türkiye
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Participants (32)
9000 Varna
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900581 Constanta
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1113 Sofia
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65009 Odessa
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0179 Tbilisi
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024053 Bucharest
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117997 MOSKVA
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10557 Athens
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19013 Attikia Anavissos
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00185 Roma
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4000 Liege
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11251 Athens
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10691 Stockholm
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36208 Vigo
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11633 Athina
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MD2004 Chisinau
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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34460 Istanbul
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50110 Digosville
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35700 Rennes
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06100 Ankara
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9003 Varna
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06560 Ankara
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06000 Ankara
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34825 Istanbul
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34452 Istanbul
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9000 GENT
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57010 Sinop
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8400 OOSTENDE
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29280 Plouzane
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T12DX51 CORK
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
119454 MOSKVA
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