Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # MPA Europe MPA Europe will map the optimal locations for Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in European seas. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://mpa-europe.eu/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [MPA Europe contributes to European discussions on effective marine protection](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-contributes-to-european-discussions-on-effective-marine-protection/) - MPA Europe partners from CLIMAZUL joined two recent events focused on marine protection, helping share the project’s policy recommendations with stakeholders working across marine spatial planning, MPA management, and ocean governance. - [MPA Europe Releases Policy Brief on Biodiversity, Organic Carbon, and Marine Spatial Planning](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-releases-policy-brief-on-biodiversity-organic-carbon-and-marine-spatial-planning/) - MPA Europe has released a new policy brief on how representative Marine Protected Area networks can support Marine Spatial Planning in Europe, with a focus on biodiversity protection and seabed organic carbon. - [MPA Europe partners meet in Oostende and Brussels to wrap up the project](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-partners-meet-oostende-and-brussels-wrap-up-project/) - Early this month, MPA Europe partners gathered in Oostende, Belgium for the project’s final consortium meeting, followed by a policy-focused meeting in Brussels with European Commission staff and invited stakeholders. - [The benefits of MPAs highlighted on RTÉ Radio 1’s CountryWide](https://mpa-europe.eu/the-benefits-of-mpas-highlighted-on-rte-radio-1s-countrywide/) - Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s CountryWide show, MPA Europe coordinator Mark Costello explained how well-managed marine protected areas (MPAs) can help restore fish stocks and sustain coastal livelihoods. The interview highlighted how MPAs, when effectively designed, can support both biodiversity and local economies. - [Recent studies reinforce the case for ecologically representative and connected MPAs](https://mpa-europe.eu/recent-studies-reinforce-the-case-for-ecologically-representative-and-connected-mpas/) - Three recent contributions from MPA Europe partners strengthen the scientific case for ecologically representative MPA networks. Together, they highlight the importance of large-scale biodiversity representation and future climate considerations in MPA design. - [MPA Europe launches interactive Online Atlas for MSP with species distribution models at its core](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-launches-interactive-online-atlas-for-msp-with-species-distribution-models-at-its-core/) - The new Online Atlas for MSP brings together biodiversity data, climate scenarios, and spatial prioritisation layers to support MPA network design across European seas and places species distribution models (SDMs) at its core to guide science-based planning. - [MPA Europe hosted the first MPA in MSP International Conference](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-hosted-the-first-mpa-in-msp-international-conference/) - The International Conference on “Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning” (MPAinMSP), hosted by MPA Europe in Bodø, Norway, from 9 to 12 July 2025 brought together experts from science, policy, and practice to explore the integration of marine protected areas in marine spatial planning across European seas. - [Call for Papers: MPAinMSP conference proceedings](https://mpa-europe.eu/call-for-papers-mpainmsp-conference-proceedings/) - All presenters at the Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning (MPAinMSP) International Conference, hosted by MPA Europe in Bodø, Norway this week are invited to submit their work to a special issue of the journal Frontiers of Biogeography. - [Mediterranean Sea Stakeholder Workshop Report is now available](https://mpa-europe.eu/mediterranean-sea-stakeholder-workshop-report/) - MPA Europe’s report on the Mediterranean Sea stakeholders workshop recently co-hosted by the project, is now available on the Resources page - [Calling All Marine Experts: Help Validate Species Distribution Models with MPA Europe](https://mpa-europe.eu/calling-all-marine-experts-help-validate-species-distribution-models-with-mpa-europe/) - MPA Europe is inviting marine taxonomists and ecologists to contribute to an important collaborative effort—validating Species Distribution Models (SDMs). Experts who participate will gain recognition as Expert Reviewers and potential co-authorship in a technical paper. Join the effort by signing up before April 21, 2025! - [MPA Europe Annual Meeting 2025](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-annual-meeting-2025/) - On February 19 and 20, MPA Europe project team held its annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. - [North Atlantic Stakeholder Workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/north-atlantic-stakeholder-workshop/) - On February 18, the MPA Europe team organised and hosted the North Atlantic Stakeholder Workshop at Europe-Huset, Copenhagen, Denmark - [Our Big Blue Home: Learn and Protect](https://mpa-europe.eu/our-big-blue-home-learn-and-protect/) - To further bridge the gap between science and young minds and promote ocean literacy, MPA Europe partners wrote a series of scientific articles dedicated to key topics of the project. - [Misconceptions about Marine Protected Areas](https://mpa-europe.eu/misconceptions-about-marine-protected-areas/) - One of the most widespread misconceptions about fully protected Marine Protected Areas (MPA) is that they displace fisheries. On his most recent paper, Mark Costello, MPA Europe’s coordinator, comments and refutes this and other wrong ideas about MPA. - [MPA Europe introduces Species range maps](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-introduces-species-range-maps/) - Online interactive platform hosted by OBIS shows species range maps for over 12,500 species found in European seas. - [MPA Europe Contributes to Educate Young Minds on Marine Conservation](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-contributes-to-educate-young-minds-on-marine-conservation/) - MPA Europe recently published an educational article aimed at young learners, developed by Nord University and Science Crunchers, and featured in the Science Journal for Kids and Teens. - [MPA Europe presents at “Strong Winds, Thriving Seas” Conference](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-presents-at-strong-winds-thriving-seas-conference/) - MPA Europe team presented at the "Strong Winds, Thriving Seas" conference hosted by the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), Ocean Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN), and WindEurope in Brussels. - [MPA Europe Showcases Progress at European MSP Conference in Marseille](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-showcases-progress-at-european-msp-conference-in-marseille/) - Last week, Marseille’s Palais du Pharo hosted a milestone conference on European Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), marking a decade of advancements. - [Early Registration for MPA in MSP is now open!](https://mpa-europe.eu/early-registration-for-mpa-in-msp-is-now-open/) - Early registration is open for the Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning International Conference, in Bødo, Norway from July 9-12, 2025 - [Black Sea Stakeholder Workshop Report was just released](https://mpa-europe.eu/black-sea-stakeholder-workshop-report-was-just-released/) - MPA Europe’s recent participation in a workshop dedicated to Black Sea stakeholders can now be accessed on the Resources tab. - [Call for abstracts is now open](https://mpa-europe.eu/call-for-abstracts-is-now-open/) - Abstracts of contributions to be presented at the Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning International Conference, 9-12 July 2025 in Bødo, Norway, can now be submitted. - [New Study on Systematic Conservation in the West Pacific](https://mpa-europe.eu/new-study-on-systematic-conservation-in-the-west-pacific/) - A new research paper on systematic conservation in the West Pacific was published under the scope of MPA Europe - [Mark Costello Discusses Marine Protected Areas on Science4Parliament Podcast](https://mpa-europe.eu/mark-costello-discusses-marine-protected-areas-on-science4parliament-podcast/) - The economic benefits of marine protected areas were recently presented by MPA Europe coordinator Mark Costello at the Science4Parliament podcast. - [Black Sea Stakeholder Workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/black-sea-stakeholder-workshop/) - MPA Europe team hosted a regional workshop for stakeholders of the Black Sea region in Varna, Bulgaria, in collaboration with the MSP-GREEN and MSP4Bio projects - [MPA Europe Releases Key Insights from Baltic Sea Stakeholder Workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-releases-key-insights-from-baltic-sea-stakeholder-workshop/) - A newly released report covers all the outcomes of the stakeholder workshop, hosted by MPA Europe in collaboration with PROTECT BALTIC. - [The Global Reach of MPA Europe’s Research on Marine Protected Areas](https://mpa-europe.eu/the-global-reach-of-mpa-europes-research-on-marine-protected-areas/) - A new study by MPA Europe’s coordinator about the economic benefits of MPAs to fisheries and tourism, is making headlines around the world. - [MPA Europe presented at the Convention on Biological Diversity Technical Workshop on Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-presented-at-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-technical-workshop-on-ecologically-and-biologically-significant-areas/) - At the Technical Expert Workshop to Review Modalities for Modifying the Descriptions of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas and Describing New Areas, held in Oslo, Norway. - [MPA Europe at Natura 2000 Marine Biogeographical Seminar for Mediterranean and Black Seas](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-natura-2000-marine-biogeographical-seminar-for-mediterranean-and-black-seas/) - Anna Addamo and Belinda Bramley presented MPA Europe project during the Natura 2000 Marine Biogeographical Seminar for Mediterranean and Black Seas. - [Baltic sea stakeholder workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/baltic-sea-stakeholder-workshop/) - Last week, MPA Europe team hosted two regional workshops for stakeholders of the Baltic Sea region in Espoo, Finland, in collaboration with the PROTECT BALTIC project. - [Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour with MPA Europe](https://mpa-europe.eu/atlantic-arctic-lighthouse-weekly-hour-with-mpa-europe/) - On February 7th, 2024, the MPA Europe project took centre stage in the Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour webinar - [The new MPA Awards for Europe](https://mpa-europe.eu/the-new-mpa-awards-for-europe/) - The BlueMissionAA and MPA Europe projects are thrilled to announce the inaugural MPA Awards for Europe. - [MPA Europe Annual Meeting 2024](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-annual-meeting-2024/) - Last week, MPA Europe project team held its annual meeting in Olhão, Portugal. - [MPA Europe Project at ECOMONDO 2023](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-project-at-ecomondo-2023/) - The MPA Europe project attended ECOMONDO 2023 last week, the premier event in Europe for green and circular economy technologies and services. - [MPA Europe coordinator presents to Irish parliament group](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-coordinator-presents-to-irish-parliament-group/) - Mark Costello, MPA Europe Coordinator, was one of three scientists invited to present to a “Marine Protected Areas briefing” to the Irish parliament group “Oireachtas Friends of Science & Technology”. - [MPA Europe Project Presented at the WCPA Europe Webinar on Marine Biodiversity Protection](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-project-presented-at-the-wcpa-europe-webinar-on-marine-biodiversity-protection/) - MPA Europe project was recently present at the WCPA Europe webinar titled "The CBD target 3 (30x30) in the marine environment: priorities for marine protected areas in Europe." - [MPA Europe at the EU–Caribbean Workshop on Marine Scientific Cooperation](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-the-eu-caribbean-workshop-on-marine-scientific-cooperation/) - The MPA Europe project goals, approaches, and activities were presented to the various stakeholders present at the EU–Caribbean Workshop on Marine Scientific Cooperation held in Bridgetown, Barbados. - [MPA Europe at the Natura 2000 Baltic marine region seminar](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-the-natura-2000-baltic-marine-region-seminar/) - MPA Europe’s goals and approaches were presented to national representatives of several European countries gathered in Riga for the 3rd Natura 2000 Biogeographical Seminar for the Baltic marine region. - [MPA Europe at Natura 2000 Atlantic and Macaronesian marine regions seminar](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-natura-2000-atlantic-and-macaronesian-marine-regions-seminar/) - The goals, approaches, and activities of the MPA Europe project were presented to a plethora of national representatives from several European countries gathered in Dublin for the 3rd Natura 2000 Biogeographical Seminar for the Atlantic and Macaronesian marine regions... - [THE EURO BLUE CARBON DATABASE AT FIRST GLANCE](https://mpa-europe.eu/the-euro-blue-carbon-database-at-first-glance/) - From April to September this year, the MPA Europe Blue Carbon team has gathered 33.650 data entries that are now being curated for use in the project’s database. This is the first glance at the magnitude and distribution of the contributed datasets. - [MPA Europe first six months progress](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-first-six-months-progress/) - Progress to date includes: compiling a compendium of environmental and habitat data, (2) adding over 3 million species records into OBIS, engaging with stakeholders in the Baltic, Black Sea... - [MPA Europe Stakeholder FAQs](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-stakeholder-faqs/) - We compiled the topics covered in the MPA Europe stakeholder engagement summer workshops in a useful FAQs document to be shared across all stakeholders and interested parties. - [MPA Europe kick-off](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-kick-off/) - MPA Europe kick-off meeting will be held in Bodø, Norway. Between the 1st and the 2nd of March, all the partners and actors involved in this project will... - [MPA project presented at OBAMA-NEXT kick-off meeting](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-project-presented-at-obama-next-kick-off-meeting/) - During the second day of the OBAMA-NEXT kick-off meeting, Dorte Krause-Jensen presented the MPA-Europe project. - [MPA Europe working alongside European Regional Sea stakeholders](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-working-alongside-with-european-regional-seas-stakeholders/) - ClimAzul, one of MPA Europe’s partners, is carrying out online briefings on the project’s main goals and actions involving the European Regional Seas. - [MPA Europe featured in a regional radio programme.](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-featured-in-a-regional-radio-programme/) - As the interest in the MPA Europe project continues to grow, a recent radio feature brought the project to the forefront of news in the Nordland region of northern Norway. - [MPA Europe accepted under the Mission Restore Our Ocean And Waters](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-accepted-under-the-mission-restore-our-ocean-and-waters/) - We are pleased to announce that MPA Europe project has been accepted under the “Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters” Charter. - [MPA-Europe at World Oceans Day](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-world-oceans-day/) - The MPA Europe coordinator, Mark Costello, made a keynote presentation at an MPA conference on World Oceans Day in Cork, Ireland. - [Contribute To The Euro-Carbon Database](https://mpa-europe.eu/contribute-to-the-euro-carbon-database/) - Do you have carbon data from marine sediments in european regional seas? Then you have the oportunity to contribute to the Euro-Carbon Database. - [MPA Europe at International Symposium on Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity](https://mpa-europe.eu/645-2/) - The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action SEA-UNICORN & International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) International Symposium on “Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity" was held in Sesimbra, Portugal, on the 22-25 of May, 2023. - [MPA Europe at the Communities of Practice on an EBA in MSP and on Sustainable Blue Economy Workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-the-communities-of-practice-on-an-eba-in-msp-and-on-sustainable-blue-economy-workshop/) - Members of the MPA Europe team were very pleased to participate online in the opening of the workshop "Strengthening ecosystem-based approach in MSP and supporting sustainable blue economy" of eMSP project, a joint action of eMSP-NBSR and MSP4BIO in Helsinki. - [MPA Europe at Strengthening ecosystem-based approach in MSP and supporting sustainable blue economy workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-strengthening-ecosystem-based-approach-in-msp-and-supporting-sustainable-blue-economy/) - MPA Europe, will take centre stage at the workshop, "Strengthening ecosystem-based approach in MSP and supporting sustainable blue economy," set to unfold in Helsinki from June 13th to 15th, 2023. - [MPA Europe at European Maritime Day 2023](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-european-maritime-day-2023/) - MPA Europe, an innovative Horizon Europe project aimed at identifying optimal locations for Marine Protected Areas in European seas, made a resounding presence at this year's European Maritime Day held in Brest. - [MPA Europe at ECCWO5 in Norway](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-at-eccwo5-in-norway/) - Several members of the MPA Europe project are attending the Effects of Climate Change on the World's Ocean Conference in Bergen, Norway 16-21 April. - [MPA Europe KoM Summary](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-kom-summary/) - Last week, the coordinator of the MPA Europe Horizon Europe project hosted the kick-off meeting in Bodø, Norway. - [Silas Principe joins the OBIS secretariat to support MPA-Europe Project](https://mpa-europe.eu/silas-principe-joined-the-obis-secretariat-to-support-mpa-europe-project/) - We are glad to announce that Mr Silas Principe has joined OBIS secretariat to support the MPA Europe project - - [Call for a PostDoc position within MPA Europe is now open](https://mpa-europe.eu/call-for-a-postdoc-position-within-mpa-europe-is-now-open/) - The Algarve Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) opens a call for a Junior Researcher withing the scope of MPA-Europe project. ## Pages - [homepage](https://mpa-europe.eu/) - MPA Europe will map the optimal locations for Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in European seas. - [Deliverables Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/deliverables-resources/) - [Publications Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/publications-resources/) - [Articles For Children Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/articles-children-resources/) - [MPA In Numbers](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-numbers/) - [Policy Brief](https://mpa-europe.eu/policy-brief/) - [Stakeholder Workshops](https://mpa-europe.eu/stakeholder-workshops/) - Stakeholder Workshops - [International Conference on Marine Protected Areas in Marine Spatial Planning](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/) - [Team](https://mpa-europe.eu/team/) - Our team, responsible for the project. - [Videos Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/videos-resources/) - [Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/resources/) - Here you can explore all the resources made available for this project. - [Keynote Speakers](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/keynote-speakers/) - [Guidelines for Speakers & Chairs](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/guidelines-for-speakers-chairs/) - [MPA in MSP Conference Statement](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-in-msp-conference-statement/) - Here you can explore all the resources made available for this project. - [Other Information](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/other-information/) - [Venue](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/venue/) - [Committees](https://mpa-europe.eu/international-conference-on-marine-protected-areas-in-marine-spatial-planning/scientific-and-local-committee/) - [Infographics Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/infographics/) - [Presentations Resources](https://mpa-europe.eu/presentations-resources/) - [footer](https://mpa-europe.eu/footer/) - MPA Europe project has been approved under HORIZON-CL6-2021-BIODIV-01-12 — Improved science based maritime spatial planning and identification of marine protected areas. - [Project](https://mpa-europe.eu/project/) - This project takes an inter-disciplinary approach by using holistic measures of biodiversity to encompass variation within and between species and of ecosystems (including many environmental variables), as well as carbon cycle dynamics and climate change scenarios. The team thus includes experts in marine biology, taxonomy, ecology, oceanography, biogeochemistry, and biogeography, MPA network design, benthic habitat mapping, carbon dynamics, and species distribution and climate modelling. - [MPA Europe Symposium and North Atlantic Stakeholder Workshop](https://mpa-europe.eu/mpa-europe-symposium-and-north-atlantic-stakeholder-workshop/) - [Stakeholder network](https://mpa-europe.eu/stakeholder-network/) - We are very pleased to work with and feature the logos of the following ministries, regional organisations, institutions, NGOs, and relevant projects that have expressed interest in engaging as stakeholders throughout the MPA Europe project. - [PARTNERS](https://mpa-europe.eu/partners/) - All the partners of the project. - [news](https://mpa-europe.eu/news/) - All the news about the project. - [Marine Policy-Related Links](https://mpa-europe.eu/marine-policy-related-links/) - Here you can explore all the resources made available for this project. - [FAQS](https://mpa-europe.eu/faqs/) - During the summer the MPA Europe team hosted a series of online workshops with national and regional stakeholders from each seabasin in Europe, to present the project's goals and activities. - [contact](https://mpa-europe.eu/contact/) - The project is ambitious in committing to achieve several firsts in terms of products based on new data and analyses. If you're interested in collaborating with us in any form, feel free to send us a message. ## Views - [MSP Conference Statement](https://mpa-europe.eu/view/msp-conference-statement/) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://mpa-europe.eu/category/uncategorized/) - [news](https://mpa-europe.eu/category/news/) - [homepage](https://mpa-europe.eu/category/homepage/)