News
All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors take Summer School and Ministerial Event by storm!
- 10 August 2022
After a myriad of online meetings over the last year and a half, the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors (AAOYA) finally met in person to unfold their collective verve, traveling from all around the Atlantic to Washington DC to attend the 2nd AAOYA Summer School. The event was co-organized by KDM and JPI Oceans in scope of the AANCHOR CSA project and All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. Back-to-back with the week-long event, the AAOYA participated in the 5th All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum Ministerial Event. They presented their activities and vision for the future of the Alliance and engaged as speakers in thematic roundtable discussions.
EU-funded PREP4BLUE launches to prepare Mission Ocean and Waters
- 26 July 2022
The three-year project PREP4BLUE will prepare the EU Mission Ocean and Waters for a successful start. The Mission seeks to protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas, and waters, and make the Blue Economy sustainable, carbon neutral, and circular.
North Sea expedition endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade
- 06 July 2022
The Joint Action Science for Good Environmental Status enters operational activities in July 2022 with a one-week long research cruise endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade.
BlueBio Cofund Funds Seven Projects in 2nd Additional Call
- 05 July 2022
The BlueBio Call Committee has selected seven project proposals from the 2nd Additional Call for funding. The call aimed to address the funding gaps in the blue bioeconomy value chain on resource management, and market and socioeconomic aspects.
Current Joint Actions
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Ecological Aspects of Microplastics
The Joint Action Ecological Aspects of Microplastics was launched as one of JPI Oceans’ pilot activities, to study the sources, distribution and impact of microplastics in the marine environment.
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Munition in the Sea
The Knowledge Hub on Munition in the Sea constitutes a multi-national expert group which aims to coordinate research and innovation to assess risks, define priorities and suggest intervention options concerning legacy munitions in the marine environment.
Current Strategic Engagements
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UN Ocean Decade
In its role as UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner, JPI Oceans will provide targeted support to the UN Ocean Decade Coordination Unit.
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Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership
The candidate partnership ‘A climate-neutral, sustainable and productive Blue Economy’ can be described as Horizon Europe’s blue arm of the Green Deal, uniting research and innovation efforts to aid the transition to a sustainable blue economy.