Objective The Marine Strategy Framework Directive is designed to deliver “Good Environmental Status” (GES) in EU marine waters by 2020. This Directive requires that Member States (MS) with marine territories put in place measures to achieve and maintain GES within a defined timeframe and according to eleven key descriptors of environmental status. However, there is a significant knowledge deficit which may hinder full implementation of the MSFD and the achievement of GES in EU waters.STAGES (Science and Technology Advancing Governance on Good Environmental Status) project is designed to directly address this knowledge deficit. The project has to overarching goals: i) to synthezise per major MSFD themes the information from research projects and ii) to develop a platform to ensure that the knowledge generated through European science and technology can be channeled to a broad range of relevant end users, to inform and facilitate implementation of the MSFD and the achievement of GES. To achieve this, STAGES will target a number of critical gaps in the knowledge transfer process. Firstly, STAGES will identify and synthesize relevant existing EU research results and make them available in a usable format for decision and policy making authorities. Through comprehensive scientific foresight targeted at MSFD knowledge gaps, STAGES will identify needs for futher research. STAGES will also develop innovative solutions to achieve an effective collaboration between the broad range of stakeholders necessary to support MSDF implementation, including policy and governance, science, industry and civil society. Moreover, the role and input of MSFD stakeholders will be central to the activities of the project and to the proposals for a science policy interface which will be delivered by the project. The partnership has been constructed to include a combination of EU/international organizations which can represent a broad constituency of MSFD stakeholders, and national organizations with responsibility to support research and provide advice on MSFD implementation at MS level. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancesocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2012.6.2-5 - Improve scientific knowledge base to support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive ('The Ocean for Tomorrow') Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2012-one-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL MAR - FUNDACION CETMAR Address Rua de eduardo cabello 36208 Vigo Spain See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Belen Pungin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACAO EUROCEAN Portugal EU contribution € 109 189,00 Address Avenida dom carlos i 126-2 1249 074 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Other Administrative Contact Telmo Carvalho (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER France EU contribution € 116 036,88 Address 1625 route de sainte anne zone industrielle de la pointe du diable 29280 Plouzane See on map Region Bretagne Bretagne Finistère Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jean-Francois Cadiou (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FONDATION EUROPEENNE DE LA SCIENCE France EU contribution € 121 124,00 Address Quai lezay marnesia 1 67080 Strasbourg cedex See on map Region Grand Est Alsace Bas-Rhin Activity type Other Administrative Contact David Weber (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AQUA TT UETP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Ireland EU contribution € 123 314,00 Address Pleasants street olympic house 8 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marieke Reuver (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA Denmark EU contribution € 175 833,00 Address H c andersens boulevard 44-46 1553 Kobenhavn v See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Adi Kellermann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium EU contribution € 139 945,00 Address Rue de la loi 200 1049 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. 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