Project description
Climate projections of the models to identify future risks
How do drivers of change (climate, acidification and societal development) and other pressures (exploitation and pollution) impact the state and resilience of the Atlantic Ocean ecosystems? How do they alter the distribution and sustainability of services provided to humans? To answer these questions, the EU-funded MISSION ATLANTIC project will bring together scientists, managers and stakeholders from Brazil, South Africa, North America and the EU. Applying the Atlantic Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs), which are developed at basin and regional scales, the project will identify ecosystem components most at risk from natural hazards and the consequences of human activities. To support these assessments, the project will map, model and assess Atlantic Ocean ecosystems, including their resilience and response to cumulative pressures.
Objective
MISSION ATLANTIC develops and systematically applies Atlantic Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs). IEAs enable identification of ecosystem components most at risk from natural hazards and the consequences of human activities. The project employs all available information on those sources, the pressures they impose and the ecosystem components are affected, to identify the most important risk factors influencing sustainable development.
IEAs are developed at basin and regional scales, using a nested approach with key case study (CS) areas including sub-Arctic and Tropical regions in the Atlantic Ocean. To support IEAs we map, model and assess Atlantic Ocean ecosystems including resilience and responses to cumulative pressures. Regional indicators are provided for both pelagic and benthic components, using existing and new data from monitoring programs, including information from new glider technology.
Coupled end-to-end physical-biological models are developed and validated at the basin scale to simulate ecosystem dynamics, defining new biogeographical regions and resolving connectivity between CSs. Ecosystem state indicators are then evaluated under four future climate projections of the models, to identify future risks of crossing identified tipping points into undesirable ecosystem states.
In support of the Bélem Statement, the project brings together scientists, managers and stakeholders from Brazil, S.Africa and the EU as well as US & Canada. Regional stakeholder platforms are established to support the IEAs and the interactions between researchers, industries, policy makers and authorities across the Atlantic. The platforms are delivered via partners with recognized experience in “science to governance” interfacing. Training and professional development opportunities across the Atlantic are provided via mobility, PhD and MsC programmes building around IEA theory and using an adaptive e-learning platform and examples to ensure program legacy.
Fields of science
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Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.5.2. - Develop the potential of marine resources through an integrated approach
- H2020-EU.3.2.5.1. - Climate change impact on marine ecosystems and maritime economy
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
2800 Kongens Lyngby
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Participants (33)
20148 Hamburg
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48395 Sukarrieta
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5817 Bergen
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PL1 2PB Plymouth
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8400 Oostende
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PL1 3DH Plymouth
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4099-002 Porto
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31520 Ramonville St Agne
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10691 Stockholm
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G1 1XQ Glasgow
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KY16 9AJ St Andrews
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SO14 3ZH Southampton
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29280 Plouzane
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35200 Telde
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9901-862 Horta
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7701 Rondebosch
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88040-900 Florianopolis
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220 Hafnarfjörður
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H91 R673 Galway
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28006 Madrid
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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05508 900 Sao Paulo Sp
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1553 Kobenhavn V
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PL4 8AA Plymouth
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7735 Cape Town
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AIC 5S7 St. John's
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9700-702 Praia da Vitoria
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7010 Trondheim
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28359 Bremen
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211 18 Malmo
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D08H67X Dublin
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CEP 70049 900 Distrito Federal
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EX4 4QJ Exeter
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