Endorsed Decade Activities

BELGIUM 

Decade Projects:

• ​​​​​​Above and Beyond - completing the World Register of Marine Species (ABC WoRMS) – Institution: VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info
• From global gazetteer to global Community – Institution: VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info
• Acoustics to Assess the Health Status of Reefs – Institution: University of Liège (FNRS) (Lead). More info
• Downscaling Climate and Ocean Change to Services – Institution: University of Liège (FNRS) (Partner). More info
• Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility – Institution: VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info
• A probabilistic model for plastic clean-up techs - Institution VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info

Decade Contributions:

• Brilliant Marine Research Idea Grant – Institution: VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info
• The Sea as a Good Cause in support to the OD – Institution: VLIZ (FWO) (Lead). More info

Decade Implementing Partners:

• Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) (FWO)

National Decade Committee

• The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) (FWO) acts as the secretariat of the National Decade Committee (NDC) for Belgium and Flanders

   

CROATIA

Decade Projects

• Blue-Connect – Institution: IOF (Partner). More info
• The Sea of the Future – Institution: IOF (Lead). More info

FRANCE     

Decade Projects:

• ATLASea: Atlas of marine genomes (ATLASea) - Institution: CNRS (lead). More info
• Unifying Approaches to Marine Connectivity for improved Resource Management for the Seas (SEA-UNICORN) – Institution: CNRS (Lead). More info
• Coastal Observatory for Climate, CO2 and Acidification for the global South society (COCAS) – Institution: Sorbonne Université (Universités Marines) (Lead). More info
• Mayotte observatory for research and response (MARMOR) – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info
• Ocean spy platform: Images analysis by citizens for ocean's life study – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info
• Fish biodiversity facing global change (FishGLOB) – Institution: University of Montpellier (Universités Marines) (Lead). More info
• Ocean Community: Engaging through best practices – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info
• Vulnerability of the deep-sea facing exploitation – Institutions: IFREMER (Lead), CNRS (Partner), Sorbonne Université & Université de Bretagne Occidentale (Universités Marines) (Partner). More info
• Conservation of the deep-sea in light of mining – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info

Decade Contributions:

• France's Priority Research Program "Ocean of solutions" – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info 

Decade Programmes:

• One Ocean Network for Deep Observation – Institution: IFREMER (Lead). More info 

GERMANY 

You can find all information on GEOMAR's Ocean Decade activities here.

Decade Programmes:

• Global Ocean Oxygen Decade (GOOD) – Institution: GEOMAR (Lead). More info
• Digital Twins of the Ocean (DITTO) – Institution: GEOMAR (Lead). More info
• Ocean Practices for the Decade – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Marine Life 2030: A Global Integrated Marine Biodiversity Information Management and Forecasting System for Sustainable Development and Conservation – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Biomolecular Ocean Observing Network (OBON) – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Challenger 150 - A Decade to Study Deep-Sea Life – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Global Ecosystems for Ocean Solutions (GEOS) – Institution: GEOMAR (Steering Committee Member). More info
• Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) – Institution: GEOMAR (Contributor). More info
• Empowering Women for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Institution: GEOMAR (Steering Committee Member). More info
• Marine carbon sinks in decarbonisation pathways – Institution: GEOMAR (Lead). More info
• Conservation of the deep-sea in light of mining – Institution: GEOMAR (Partner). More info
• Antarctica Sci&Infra for Synchronous Observation (Antarctica InSync) – Institution: Alfred Wegener Institute (KDM) (Lead). More info

Decade projects:

• Shipwrecks as Artificial Reef Structures – Institution: Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (KDM) (Lead).
• Global Approach by Modular Experiments (GAME) - Institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Lead). More info

National Decade Committee:

• Members of GEOMAR are part of the German National Committee of the Ocean Decade. More info

Decade Contributions:

• RV Polarstern and Heincke with Ocean Decade Logo – Institution: Alfred Wegener Institute (KDM) (Lead). More info

ITALY   

Decade Projects:

• Mitigating tsunamis' threat and destructive impact on coastal communities through enhanced navigation satellite system to tsunami early warnings – Institution: Sapienza University of Rome (CoNISMa) (Lead). More info
• COST Action - Marine Animal Forest of the World (MAF WORLD) – Institution: CoNISMa (Lead). More info
• Naples Ecological REsearch Augmented observatory (NEREA) – Institution: SZN (Lead). More info
• DEUTERONOISE: characterising noise pollution caused by maritime traffic in selected sites throughout Europe – Institution: Universita degli Studi di Padova (CoNISMa) (Lead). More info
• DIAPHONIA: identifying and quantifying the impact of noise on marine animals – Institution: Universita degli Studi di Padova (CoNISMa) (Lead). More info
• Gulf of Naples integrated pelagic observatory: monitoring the pelagic ecosystem of the Gulf of Naples - Institution: SZN (Lead). More info
• Coastal Pollution Toolbox - Institution: University of Bologna (CoNISMa) (Partner). More info
• Remote sensing of Underwater Cultural Heritage - Institution: Institute of Heritage Science (CNR- ISPC) (Lead). More info

Decade Programmes:

• The Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want (SciNMeet) – Institution: CNR (Steering Committee Member). More info
• Observing and Predicting the Global Coastal Ocean (CoastPredict) – Institutions: CoNISMa (Lead), CNR (Contributor). More info

 IRELAND  

Decade Contributions:

• Our Shared Ocean – Institution: Marine Institute (Lead). More info
   

National Decade Committee:

• Members of the Marine Institute and the Irish Marine University Consortium are part of Ireland's National Decade Committee. More info

THE NETHERLANDS

Decade Programmes:

• Conservation of the deep-sea in light of mining – Institution: NIOZ (Partner). More info

Decade Contributions:

• Enhancing capacity for global coastal resilience - Institution: Deltares (Lead). More info

   

National Ocean Decade Committee:

• Deltares & NIOZ are Members of the National Ocean Decade Committee. More info
   

NORWAY 

Decade Projects:

• Plankton and planktivory in a changing climate (PELAGIC) - Institution: IMR (Lead). More info
• Interoperability Architecture for a Digital Ocean – Institution: SINTEF Ocean (Lead). More info
• Climate Resilient Aquatic Food: Feeding the Future (CLIME Food) – Institution: IMR (Lead). More info
• Protecting at least 30% of the ocean by 2030 (MPA 2030) – Institution: Nord University (NMU) (Lead). More info
• FAIR Data in the UN Ocean Decade in support of integrated ecosystem assessment (FAIROD) – Institution: IMR (Lead). More info
• Expanding the Capacity for Ocean Observations and Ocean Citizen Science Awareness and Stewardship (Sailing4Science) – Institution: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NMU) (Lead). More info
• Kelp forests in the Anthropocene - Institution: Havforskningsinstituttet (HI) (Lead). More info

Decade Contributions:

• Values of the Ocean - a 10 area Decade Programme for protection and sustainable use of the ocean – Institution: NMU (Lead). More info
• Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme – Institution: University of Bergen (NMU) (Lead). More info
• Shaping Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS) - Institution: University of Bergen (NMU) (Lead). More info
   

National Decade Committee

• The Research Council of Norway (RCN). More info

   

PORTUGAL  

Decade Projects:

• Citizens of Surf (CoS) – Institution: CIMAR (Lead). More info
• CIIMAR na Escola / CIIMAR at School - Institution: CIMAR (Lead). More info
• Deep-ocean exploration and observation twinning (TWINDEEPS) - Institution: Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR, University of Porto) (Lead). More info

SPAIN 

Decade Projects:

• Building ADAPtive rESilience of Spanish fisheries (VADAPES-II) - Institution: IEO - CSIC (Lead). More info

• Climate-smart strategies to develop resilience in artisanal fisheries of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas – Institution: IEO - CSIC (Lead). More info

   

SWEDEN

Decade Projects:

• Marine Chemical Speciation (MarChemSpec) - Institution: University of Gothenburg (Lead). More info

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UNITED KINGDOM 

Decade Projects:

• Ocean Science in Action (OSA) – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• Polar Ecosystems, Global Impacts (BIOPOLE) – Institution: NERC (Lead). More info
• Seabed Mining & Resilience To EXperimental impact (SMARTEX) – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• Future Coastal Ocean Climates (FLAME) – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• One Ocean Hub Research Programme 4 - Institution: University of Strathclyde (MASTS) (Lead). More info
• BIO-Carbon – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• Haig Fras Marine Protected Area Digital Twin – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility – Institution: NOC (Partner). More info
• Coastal Observation Lab in a Box - Institution: University of Edinburgh (MASTS) (Lead). More info
• Dark oxygen production in the deep sea - Institution: Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) (Lead). More info

Decade Programmes:

• Joint Exploration of the Twilight Zone Ocean Network (JETZON) – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info
• Global Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon (GO-BC) - Institution: University of St Andrews (MASTS) (Lead). More info
• Connecting communities to Atlantic Ocean observing – Institution: NOC (Lead). More info

National Decade Committee

• Members of MASTS are part of the UK National Decade Committee. More info