MARE Conference 2025
Deep-dive into the governance of deep-sea restoration REDRESS at the MARE conference Between 24 and 27 June 2025, REDRESS project participants Nadia Papadopoulou, Chris Smith, Johanna Buerkert and Marloes Kraan participated in the MARE conference (https://marecentre.nl/). Under the theme “Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and Beyond”, the conference explored tensions, trade-offs, and […]
One Ocean Science and UN Ocean Conference 2025
Nice has been the capital of the Ocean Science for two weeks, this June 2025. The One Ocean Science week (https://one-ocean-science-2025.org/) anticipated the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/ocean2025). The motivation of these two important conferences can be summarised as following: We are part of One Ocean, a global common and a critical resource to human […]
REDRESS at the European Maritime Day 2025
The European Maritime Day 2025 took place in Cork, Ireland, on the 21-23 May 2025. The conference is organized by the European Commission, the Cork City Council and the Irish ministry Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/theme/governance/european-maritime-day_en). Our colleagues Helena Vieira (UAVEIRO) and Stephen Hynes (UNIVERISTY OF GALWAY) participated in different sections “to pay […]
The effectiveness of marine ecosystem restoration interventions
An international team has demonstrated the effectiveness of marine ecosystem restoration interventions. The publication has just appeared in the prestigious international journal: Nature Communications. Over the last 100 years, Man has destroyed or damaged a large part of marine ecosystems. Italy is no exception, where more than 30% of seagrass meadows and coralligenous plants have […]
Joint Cluster Event Restore & Protect Marine Biodiversity and Reducing ByCatch
The European Research Executive Agency (REA) hosted the cluster event in Brussels on March 13 and 14, 2025. The meeting was organized by the European Commission (DG RTD, DG Mare, DG Env & Rea), BioAgora, Eklipse, HIFMB and B-Useful. Cristina Gambi on behalf of REDRESS was invited to be part of the knowledge exchange network […]
First Annual Meeting – Crete 2025
The REDRESS First Annual Meeting was held in Heraklion from 3rd to 4th March 2025 under the organization of HCMR. The meeting saw the participation of a large audience including members of the Consortium, members of the Advisory Board, and members of the DG Research & Innovation and DG Environment including the EU Project Officer. […]
REDRESS 2nd Newsletter
The second REDRESS newsletter is now available. The document presents an overview of the tasks and results achieved from 1 August 2024 to 31 January 2025. We present an update of the restoration interventions along the EU Seas, the dissemination and communication activities of the REDRESS partners and we open the window on young REDRESS […]
Meeting with stakeholders in the Azores
UAc and IMAR teams In January 2025, the UAc and IMAR teams presented the objectives of the REDRESS project to key administrative directorates responsible for ocean, coastal, and fisheries management, as well as fisheries associations and local NGOs in the Azores. The goal of the meeting was to establish a knowledge transfer platform that bridges […]
REDRESS AT THE 17 DSB Symposium
The 17 Deep-Sea Biology Symposium took place at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China. From January 12 to January 17, 2025, experts on deep-sea ecology and biology meet to discuss the new discoveries in these remote ecosystems. Among the large international audience and speakers (more than 400 attendances), several members […]
All-Atlantic Forum 2024 in Ottawa, Canada
Canada hosted the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum 2024 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, October 8-10, 2024 (https://allatlanticocean.org/all-atlantic -forums/2024- forum/). This annual forum bridged together representatives of the Atlantic community, including AAORIA partners (i.e. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, the European Union, Iceland, Morocco, Norway, South Africa, the […]
