BlueMissionAA is the coordination and support action funded to support the implementation of the Atlantic & Arctic lighthouse. It created a hub that supports the implementation of the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters in the Atlantic and Arctic basins, focusing on restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate resilience. The project objectives were the following:
Build and mobilise governance frameworks and networks through multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral cooperation needed to deliver the Mission targets in the Atlantic and Arctic Sea basins and inland water systems, building on existing initiatives, in particular those linked to ecological restoration.
Develop and deploy a comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework to measure the progress of the implementation of the Mission in the Atlantic and Arctic Sea basins on an ongoing basis, including the development a set of indicators in coordination with the Mission Implementation Platform, the PREP4BLUE project and all other lighthouse projects in the four sea and river basins.
Develop and maintain a FAIR catalogue of existing scientific and practical actionable knowledge as well as innovative solutions and making it accessible for stakeholders in the Atlantic and Arctic basins and beyond to enable researchers to make their work available to industry policy makers, and citizens to ensure expertise can be easily accessed for preservation and restoration projects.
Develop a dynamic entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem in the Atlantic and Arctic basin, building on and aligning with existing initiatives identified in the catalogue, with the goal of supporting mature technologies and solutions on their path to market and productive use through the connection to investments, funders, donors as well as public and private customers.
Engage and empower citizens to contribute to the Mission and boost society uptake of new solutions by performing a systematic and meaningful involvement of all relevant stakeholders, implementing a holistic evaluation framework, and securing a dissemination and an exploitation strategy for the whole project that will be developed and executed according to Open Science standards and Good Scientific Practices.
All of the above has been achieved and delivered by the project. The reports, deliverables, policy briefs can be found on either the BlueMissionAA.eu website or Zenodo.org. The catalogue on innovative solutions and projects can be found at WaveLinks.eu.
