Descrizione del progetto
Una rete ottimale di aree marine protette per i mari europei
Il progetto MPA Europe, finanziato dall’UE, mapperà sistematicamente una rete ottimale di aree marine protette in tutti i mari europei, che includa una biodiversità il più possibile elevata di specie, habitat ed ecosistemi e depositi di carbonio blu. Il progetto comprenderà la prima classificazione degli ecosistemi dei mari europei basata sui dati e mappe di campo per migliaia di specie, utilizzando i dati di Copernicus, di EMODnet e del Sistema d’informazione sulla biodiversità oceanica. I risultati saranno disponibili gratuitamente attraverso l’atlante online del progetto. Le parti interessate, comprese le autorità nazionali e regionali, l’industria e le ONG, sapranno dove sono situate le aree marine protette, in modo da ottimizzare l’inclusione della biodiversità e del carbonio blu attraverso la pianificazione dello spazio marino nel 30 % dei mari europei e raggiungere il più possibile gli obiettivi di salvaguardia dei mari fissati per il 2030.
Obiettivo
We will map the optimal locations for Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in European seas using measures covering the range of biodiversity from species to ecosystems, including habitats. The contribution of these measures to carbon storage will be quantified and mapped. The top 10% and 30% of the area that includes most species, habitats, and ecosystems, and maximises blue carbon benefits, will be prioritised as an MPA network. The geographic scope is the Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zones of the EU and its neighbours, and all of the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas. Feedback from Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) stakeholders in the regional seas on the proposed MPA network and methodology will be reported.
A first data-driven classification of ecosystems in European seas will use environmental data from Copernicus and EMODnet. Environmental niche models will map thousands of species and biogenic (fauna and flora structured) habitat ranges and add to existing seabed habitat maps in EMODnet. Analyses of spatial relationships between biodiversity measures and evidence of carbon storage will support the prioritisation analyses. Parallel modelling of current connectivity and the velocity of climate change will map connectivity within the proposed MPA network and how it will accommodate species distribution shifts due to anthropogenic climate change. All data and maps will be freely available through EMODnet, the Ocean Biodiversity Information System, EC Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity, and the project’s online atlas. The atlas will provide transparency, traceability and enable reproducibility of the results. Its synthesis will show stakeholders (MSP, NGO, students, researchers) why areas have been prioritised. The use of decision support software will enable alternative network designs based on stakeholder preferences and could thus support wider MSP beyond the subject and study area.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
8026 Bodo
Norvegia