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B-USEFUL

Project Outline

B-USEFUL is a Horizon Europe project aiming to support the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity through integrated and spatially explicit marine conservation and restoration planning. It brings together a transdisciplinary consortium of 14 partners across Europe, combining natural and social sciences to co-develop scientific tools and policy advice. The project contributes to the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and its goal to legally protect 30% of EU seas and strictly protect a third of that. B-USEFUL also works closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities and trade-offs and to deliver usable knowledge for marine biodiversity governance across multiple scales and sectors.

Start - end date:

1 October 2022 - 30 September 2026

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Project Objectives

  • Support the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and Marine Action Plan
  • Develop integrated spatial planning tools for marine conservation and restoration
  • Assess and predict marine biodiversity trends and ecosystem services
  • Engage stakeholders and support science-policy integration
  • Deliver actionable policy advice to inform EU biodiversity goals

Membership is open to researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders in marine biodiversity and spatial planning. If you are interested in joining or want to find out more please email Martin Lindegren (Coordinator), DTU Aqua at mlin@aqua.dtu.dk.