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Towards the Sustainable Development of the Atlantic Ocean: Mapping and Assessing the present and future status of Atlantic marine ecosystems under the influence of climate change and exploitation

Descripción del proyecto

Predicciones climáticas para identificar riesgos futuros

¿Cómo afectan los factores responsables del cambio (clima, acidificación y desarrollo social) y otras presiones (explotación y contaminación) al estado y la resiliencia de los ecosistemas del océano Atlántico? ¿Cómo modifican la distribución y los servicios prestados a los seres humanos? Para responder a estas preguntas, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos MISSION ATLANTIC reunirá a científicos, gestores y partes interesadas de Brasil, Norteamérica, Sudáfrica y la Unión Europea. El proyecto realizará evaluaciones integradas de los ecosistemas atlánticos a escala regional y de cuenca, e identificará los elementos del ecosistema con mayor riesgo de amenazas naturales y las consecuencias de las actividades humanas. Para respaldar estas evaluaciones, el proyecto cartografiará, modelizará y estudiará ecosistemas del océano Atlántico, incluyendo su resiliencia y respuestas a las presiones acumulativas.

Objetivo

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.

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Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-BG-2018-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-BG-2019-2

Régimen de financiación

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinador

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 2 054 901,25
Dirección
ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101
2800 Kongens Lyngby
Dinamarca

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Región
Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 2 067 276,25

Participantes (33)