Accelerating Blue Growth through Marine and Maritime Knowledge Transfer
Hosted by: Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP Chair of the “Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services” Working Group of the EP Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development” The COLUMBUS project, funded by Horizon2020, intends to demonstrate how it is possible to capitalise on the European Commission’s significant investment in marine and …
Combating Transnational Organised Crime in the fishing industry: Global Challenges and International Cooperation
Hosted by: Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP Chair of the “Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services” Working Group of the EP Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development” Alain Cadec Chair of the “Fisheries, Aquaculture & Integrated Maritime Policy” Working Group Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP and Chair of the “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” …
Marine Plastics Need European Action
Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP Vice-chair of the Intergroups “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development“, and “Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas” & IUCN European Regional Office On Wednesday 8 November Ricardo Serrão Santos MEP and Vice-Chair of the EP Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development“, together with IUCN European …
Copernicus Marine Service: An EU asset for sustainable oceans
Policy-makers, research institutions, industry, environmental organisations, civil society, and stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to discuss the achievements and future prospects of the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS). The EU Copernicus programme is in the process of its mid-term evaluation review and in light of this occasion Mercator …
Pulse gear – A more sustainable alternative for traditional beam trawling?
“Pulse fishing provides clear environmental benefits but must also ensure the safeguarding of biodiversity” – Ricardo Serrão Santos, Member of the European Parliament “Pulse gear is an innovative technique that the EU must drive forward” – Peter van Dalen, Member of the European Parliament The pulse trawl is …
The European Arctic Policy: International Cooperation towards Sustainable Development
The European Arctic Policy International Cooperation towards Sustainable Development In light of the new EU Arctic Policy and the European Parliament’s on-going discussion of the broader European role in the Arctic, policy-makers and representatives from the Arctic Community gathered for an exchange of views on the issues, particularly highlighting …
MPAs: Between the MSFD and the CFP – How to strike the right balance?
Policy-makers and stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to discuss marine protected areas (MPAs) and the need to strike the right balance between the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in order to further balance environmental protection with social and economic needs. Alain Cadec MEP …
Boosting Biodiversity Research Cooperation
Policy-makers and stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to engage with the NetBiome network, which highlighted the need to face the challenges of conserving the rich biodiversity found in the EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. It called upon Europe to reconcile nature protection with sustainable human development …
Boosting Biodiversity Research Cooperation – A NetBiome Roadmap for European (sub)Tropical Overseas
“The Netbiome partnership is a unique example of a research network built by and for the EU Overseas” – José Azevedo, project coordinator Policy-makers and stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to engage with the NetBiome network, which highlighted the need to face the challenges of conserving the rich biodiversity …
Sea for Society – Improving human-Ocean dynamics by building a “Blue Society”
“Ocean life is invisible to our eyes: it is our challenge to disclose it before our citizens” Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Cabinet of the President of Portugal EU decision-makers and stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to discuss the project “Sea for Society” and the Blue Society concept, which envisions …