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Mediterranean Sea Stakeholder Workshop Report is now available

MPA Europe’s report on the Mediterranean Sea stakeholders workshop recently co-hosted by the project, is now available on the Resources page
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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!
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MPA Europe Annual Meeting 2025

On February 19 and 20, MPA Europe project team held its annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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North Atlantic Stakeholder Workshop

On February 18, the MPA Europe team organised and hosted the North Atlantic Stakeholder Workshop at Europe-Huset, Copenhagen, Denmark
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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The Global Reach of MPA Europe’s 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.
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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.
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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.
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The new MPA Awards for Europe

The BlueMissionAA and MPA Europe projects are thrilled to announce the inaugural MPA Awards for Europe.
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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
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MPA Europe Annual Meeting 2024

Last week, MPA Europe project team held its annual meeting in Olhão, Portugal.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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...
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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."
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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.
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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...
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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.
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MPA Europe working alongside European Regional Sea 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anna Addamo from MPA Europe project presenting a workshop on Marine connectivity, marine policy, and stakeholder engagement.

MPA Europe at International Symposium on Human Impacts on Marine Functional Connectivity

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.
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MPA Europe at Strengthening ecosystem-based approach in MSP and supporting sustainable blue economy workshop

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Silas Principe joins 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
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MPA Europe KoM Summary

Last week, the coordinator of the MPA Europe Horizon Europe project hosted the kick-off meeting in Bodø, Norway.
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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.
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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.
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MPA Europe kick-off

MPA Europe kick-off meeting will be held in Bodø, Norway. Between the 27th of February and the 2nd of March
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Grant Agreement 101059988 – MPA Europe

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.

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or UK Research and Innovation. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.