Acronym AQUACROSS
Category
Aquaculture
Title Knowledge, assessment and management of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in EU policies Programme H2020
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source European
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Institutions involved
BC3 - BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change (Spain) ,
CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (Portugal) ,
DDNI - Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (Romania) ,
EWEA - European Wind Energy Association (Belgium) ,
EAWAG
- Federal Institute for Water Supply Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater (Switzerland) ,
IMDEA-Water - IMDEA-Water Foundation (Spain) ,
IOC/UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (France) ,
AISBL - IUCN Regional Office for Europe (Belgium) ,
IGB - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (Germany) ,
RBINS - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Belgium) ,
DLO - Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (Netherlands) ,
SRC - Stockholm Resilience Centre (Sweden) ,
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland) ,
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 6,913,116 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/642317 Summary AQUACROSS aims to support the EU's efforts to strengthen the resilience and halt the loss of biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, as well as to ensure the continued and future provision of aquatic ecosystem services. The project focuses on advancing the knowledge base and application of the concept of ecosystem-based management for aquatic ecosystems through the development of cost-effective measures and integrated management practices. AQUACROSS considers the EU policy framework (i.e. objectives, concepts, deadlines) for aquatic ecosystems and draws on knowledge arising from different sources (i.e. WISE, BISE, Member State reporting, modelling) to develop innovative management tools , concepts and business models (i.e. indicators, maps, ecosystem assessments, participatory approaches, mechanisms to promote the provision of ecosystem services) for aquatic ecosystems at various scales. It thus constitutes an unprecedented effort to unify freshwater, coastal and marine policy, knowledge and concepts to support the cost-effective achievement of the objectives set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020.
Keywords
Integrated management;
Spatial planning;
Policy;
Aquaculture management;
Fisheries management;
Ecosystem approach;
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