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Blue Connect

Strict protection, restoration and co-management of marine protected areas to ensure effective ecosystem conservation and improved connectivity of blue corridors

06/2024 - 12/2027               Horizon Europe

The main objective of BLUE CONNECT project is to directly support effective achievement of marine conservation and restoration targets in the EU.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Develop a system for monitoring marine conservation effectiveness
  • Assessment of conservation outcomes
  • Best practices in MPA monitoring and assessment
  • Spanish Cetacean Migration Corridor enggement as one of the demonstration sites
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WetlandSolutions4Change

Wetlands-based solutions for climate change adaptation, risk prevention and mitigation

01/2024 - 09/2026               Interreg Euro-MED

The project aims to validate transferable solutions based on wetland conservation and restoration for climate adaptation and mitigation, in order to accelerate the capacities of wetland managers and policy makers to cope with the climate crisis. 

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Technical remote-sensing and GIS knowledge
  • Expertise in wetland ecosystem condition and flood regulation assessment
  • Support the stakeholder engagement processes at national (Spain), Mediterranean and European level
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StrategyMedFor

Strategy for the Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Forests

01/2024 - 09/2026               Interreg Euro-MED

The main of StrategyMedFor is the development of a Strategy for Sustainable Management of Mediterranean Forests (SSMMF), through the integration of new technologies, geospatial data, remote sensing and climate modelling.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Lead Partner in charge of overall coordination and management;
  • Thematic leader of spatial analysis
  • Guide and support the delineation of the SSMMF
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Econecta Gibralfaro

Restoration and suturing action in the green heart of Malaga

10/2023 - 10/2025               Fundación Biodiversidad

The aim of the project is to reverse the processes of fragmentation and degradation of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity and disconnection of the population from the natural environment, caused by urban development.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Coordination of technical and administrative parts of the project on behalf of the University of Malaga
  • Assessment of the environmental impacts of rewilding actions
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ETC-DI

European Topic Centre on Data Integration and Digitalisation

01/2022 - 12/2026               European Environment Agency

The ETC-DI consortium contributes to the activities of the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) by supporting the digitalisation process of EEA including the harmonisation and enhancement of data reporting and management flows.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Data management and optimisation services
  • Data analysis and capacity building
  • Support to Copernicus Programme
  • Consortium management, documentation, and reporting.
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LIFE EL-BIOS

hELlenic BIOodiversity Information System: an innovative tool for biodiversity conservation

10/2021 - 05/2025              LIFE Programme and Green Fund

The project is designing, developing and implementing a central biodiversity information system in Greece to integrate existing biodiversity datasets and compile up-to-date information on statuses and trends, threats and pressures, and other pertinent information.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Development and operation of the first national biodiversity information system in Greece
  • Training on the system’s use, updating and data entry/processing
  • Earth Observation for enriched biodiversity information in pilot areas
  • Dissemination and awareness
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RESTORE4Cs

Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits

01/2023 - 12/2025

Horizon 2.5 -Climate, Energy and Mobility programme

RESTORE4Cs will deliver standardised methodologies and approaches for the prioritisation of restoration of wetlands, promoting carbon-storage and GHG emissions abatement, while improving the ecological status and the provision of additional ecosystem services.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Policy and user analysis of the project
  • Wetland mapping and assessment
  • Data portal for wetland related information
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BIOCONNECT

Ensuring effective management and governance in Sites of Ecological Importance and expanding biodiversity protection in Southern Lebanon

02/2022 - 10/2025               European Union

A joint effort towards enhancing the management and governance of sites of ecological importance in Lebanon as well as creating new Protected Areas and  Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for broader landscape conservation and connectivity.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Providing guidance and support of project activities
  • Promoting coordination across partners and stakeholders 
  • Supporting a communications strategy
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ENSERES

ENhancing Socio-Ecological RESilience in Mediterranean coastal areas

10/2021 - 11/2023               ENI CBC MED  programme

ENSERES focuses on transferring and mainstreaming ecosystem-based management tools to implement integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) processes in multi-level conservation and territorial practices.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Project coordination and communication
  • Ensuring close cooperation among both projects and communities
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INDALO

Scientific infrastructure for monitoring biodiversity and its adaptation to global change in Andalusia

06/2021 - 06/2023

POPE 2014-2020 operational program (FEDER)

The INDALO project aims to study the biodiversity in different representative ecosystems of Andalusia, and to analyse their evolution to better understand the consequences of Global Change.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Delineation of Andalusian wetland areas building on their hydro-ecological boundaries.
  • Design and develop a monitoring and assessment tool in near real time
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EnBiC2-Lab

Environmental and Biodiversity Climate Change Lab

04/2021 - 12/2023               European Comission - ERDF

EnBiC2-Lab aims to develop an Environmental and Biodiversity Climate Change Lab through the integration of databases and services related to water, soil, air, fauna and flora, based on new technologies like supercomputing and Big Data.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Development of ecosystem mapping products on forest and wetland ecosystems
  • Development of policy-relevant indicators in the context of climate change
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PANACeA – MBPC

Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community

11/2016 - 12/2022               Interreg-Med

The objective of PANACeA is to streamline networking and management efforts in Mediterranean Protected Areas (PAs) as a mechanism to enhance nature conservation and protection in the region.

ETC-UMA contribution

  • Project management, coordination and communication
  • Development of knowledge platform for data and information sharing
  • Capacity building
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