Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas
ACRONYM
REDRESS
Title
Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas
General information
Restoring European deep-sea ecosystems
In the hidden depths of the ocean, vital deep-sea habitats crucial for carbon sequestration are under threat, battered by the impacts of human activities. These habitats, hosting sea pens and deep-water and bamboo corals, among other threatened marine life species, face degradation, which jeopardises their contribution to climate mitigation and the functioning of the global ocean. The EU-funded REDRESS project aims to restore these crucial ecosystems and rebuild European deep-sea biodiversity. Using cutting-edge technologies and 136 days of ship time, the project goes beyond existing methodologies, offering nature-based solutions to authorities, policymakers and practitioners. With socio-economic data and insights into active vs passive restoration, the project will chart a course towards a resilient marine future, transforming EU marine restoration strategy.
Start
February, 2024
End
January, 2028
Funding (total)
8656000
Funding (GEOMAR)
500000
Funding body / Programme
-
EU
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Coordination
Università Politecnica delle Marche (null), Italy
Contact
Partners
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Spanish National Research Council, Spain
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), France
Stichting Nederlande Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten, Netherlands
Helenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece
University of Galway, Ireland
University of Aveiro, Portugal
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
University of Haifa, Israel
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI), Iceland
National Research Council, Italy
University Sorbonne, France
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
Engitec Systems Internationa Limited, Cyprus
DEESS, France
The European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration SER International, Belgium
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Limited, Israel
Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands
University of the Azores, Portugal
Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Portugal
Rev Ocean AS, Norway
Spanish National Research Council, Spain
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), France
Stichting Nederlande Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Instituten, Netherlands
Helenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece
University of Galway, Ireland
University of Aveiro, Portugal
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
University of Haifa, Israel
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI), Iceland
National Research Council, Italy
University Sorbonne, France
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy
Engitec Systems Internationa Limited, Cyprus
DEESS, France
The European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration SER International, Belgium
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Limited, Israel
Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands
University of the Azores, Portugal
Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Portugal
Rev Ocean AS, Norway
