Related initiatives
Meet our related initiatives
Discover the projects and collaborations that Restore4Life is working with under our shared mission to protect and restore oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems. Together those initiatives foster sustainable solutions to safeguard our aquatic environments for generations to come.
The Danube-Black Sea Lighthouse
Ecodalli
EcoDaLLi facilitates innovators' connections to governance structures through dedicated Living Labs, knowledge co-creation, workshops, a customized digital portal for synergies, and innovation support services. This enables experimentation with new solutions and fostering a circular service ecosystem for a sustainable blue economy within the Danube basin and beyond.
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DANUBE4all
DANUBE4all is an EU-funded Lighthouse project aimed at restoring freshwater ecosystems in the Danube River Basin through the development of an integrated, comprehensive Danube River Basin Restoration Action Plan. DANUBE4all constitutes an unprecedented co-creation process between scientists, researchers, SMEs, investors, public bodies, policymakers, and local communities.
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DaWetRest
DaWetRest aims to develop and demonstrate concrete solutions applied in the Danube basin, to address the challenges faced by its inland and coastal wetland ecosystems. Through 3 demonstrators, these transformative and innovative solutions will be validated by local communities, stakeholders and 'associated regions', resulting in recommendations and new actions needed to improve the Danube wetlands, floodplains, coastal wetlands and salt marshes.
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DALIA
DALIA is a Danube Lighthouse Innovation Action focusing on the Danube Floodplain area. 22 partners are working on 9 demo sites along the Danube to develop innovative freshwater solutions, improve water ecosystems, and facilitate decision-making on water management issues.
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SUNDANSE
SUNDANSE is a 48 months long initiative that brings together 20 innovation stakeholders and educational entities from 10 different European countries, who share a common vision to develop a sustainable sediment solutions for the Danube - Black Sea system. The Danube River has been incredibly important for both people and wildlife for hundreds of years. However, human activities since the late 1800s have significantly changed how the river functions to better serve our needs.
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Other projects
iMermaid
iMERMAID will integrate, coordinate and synergise innovative solutions that prevent, monitor and remediate against chemical contaminants. It will construct a multidimensional framework, underpinning policymaking and altering societal perspectives. Cutting-edge sensors and remediation methods will be advanced, tackling contaminants at their source while curbing upstream pollution. By bringing together SMEs, researchers, regulators and innovation professionals, iMERMAID aims to strengthen regulations, boost economic prospects, enhance EU residents’ quality of life and, ultimately, create contaminant-free waters in the Mediterranean.
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ADT4Blue
ADT4Blue – Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy is an EU-funded project under the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, running from September 2023 to August 2026. The initiative aims to accelerate the use of advanced digital solutions to tackle key challenges in the Blue Economy across the Atlantic region.
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BEE
The BEE project is grounded in tailoring the needs of adults living in European islands in 5 EU countries (Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta) who have access to fewer opportunities and are facing economic difficulties and challenges. Islands have a limited capacity to develop creative mass and expertise in new fields, which may lead to difficulties in adapting to a smart economy. The project partners will develop and exchange information and case studies related to the situation in their respective countries and communities regarding the blue economic sector, entrepreneurship, and sustainable tourism.
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PLANET4HEALTH
PLANET4HEALTH is a Horizon Europe Health RIA project named “Translating Science into
Policy: A Multisectoral Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Vector-
Borne Diseases, Environmental Pollution, and Climate Change on Planetary Health,” funded
by the European Union. Its mission is to generate new knowledge and tools to address the
impacts of environmental degradation on human, animal, and ecosystem health.
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BlueMissionMed
The BlueMissionMed Coordination and Support Action (CSA) designs, structures and supports a multi-actor ecosystem able to offer to all Mediterranean countries, regions and stakeholders the knowledge and tools to address the Mission “Restore Our Oceans and Waters by 2030” objective 2 “Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and waters”.
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REMEDIES
REMEDIES is part of the of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” – Co-creating strong uptake of REMEDIES for the future of our oceans through deploying plastic litter valorisation and prevention pathways. Built around 3 main pillars of monitoring plastic litter, its collection and valorisation and the prevention of the distribution of non-degradable plastics, the most promising aspect of this project is the activation and necessary participation of citizens affected by plastic pollution directly on the shorelines.
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EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE is a 4-year Horizon Europe project with the ambition to promote large-scale marine protected areas establishment in the European seas (contributing to 30% by 2030) through innovative marine ecosystems restoration and different observations and monitoring scales, which will allow an integrated approach involving governance, participation and social engagement, and a new ecosystem-based management framework regarding common natural and socioeconomic links.
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I-SEAMORE
I-SEAMORE is an Horizon Europe funded project that aims to develop an integrated Ecosystem composed of an advanced platform solution to host and manage the operation of several innovative assets, services and systems. It aims to provide European Authorities with increased situational awareness and operational capabilities for Maritime surveillance operations resorting to aerial and water surface support.
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Baltic MUPPETS
Baltic MUPPETS stands for Baltic Mussel Products for Pet-foods. It’s a three-year project funded by the EU, bringing together 13 partners from 5 countries to explore new ways to use small Baltic mussels. With expertise across mussel farming, product development, and marketing, we aim to turn these small mussels into valuable products. Baltic MUPPETS is dedicated to showing that mussel farming can be both profitable and beneficial to the environment. By developing new uses for small mussels, we’re creating a value chain that not only boosts local economies but also provides essential ecosystem services that reduce eutrophication and improve water quality in the Baltic Sea.
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AlgaeProBANOS
The AlgaeProBANOS project promotes algae utilization, with a mission to accelerate the development of sustainable and innovative algae-based products in the Baltic and North Sea, to make the EU a world-leader in algae product development, and to support coastal societies and local economies.
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I3-4-SEAWEED
Comprising 16 partner entities from 6 EU countries, I3-4-SEAWEED champions interregional collaboration aimed at scaling, demonstrating, and ensuring market readiness of business ventures within the macroalgae/seaweed sector. Combining the strengths of innovative SMEs, universities, tech hubs, and industry clusters, the project envisions a transformative, transnational value chain rooted in new sustainable seaweed cultivation techniques and algal biotechnological applications.
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