Call for proposals 2024 - Actions for the implementation of the Mission Restore our ocean and waters by 2030 HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01
Open Call
The Mission ‘Restore our ocean and waters by 2030’ will provide a systemic approach for the restoration, protection and preservation of our ocean, seas and waters. The objective of this Mission is to restore, protect and preserve the health of our ocean, seas and waters by 2030. The Mission is designed to deliver on the European Union’s 2030 quantified and measurable targets for protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, for zero pollution, and for decarbonisation and net greenhouse gas emissions reduction towards climate-neutrality, within the EU’s ocean, seas and waters
The Mission Work Programme, under Horizon Europe, will contribute to the recovery of our ocean and waters by 2030 and more specifically to the following objectives:
Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and waters, in line with the EU Action Plan Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil
Make the sustainable blue economy carbon-neutral and circular, in line with the proposed European Climate Law and the holistic vision enshrined in the Communication on a new approach for a Sustainable Blue Economy
The 2024 work programme is structured around two groups of activities:
The first one will complement previous topics on Blue Parks by addressing off-shore marine protection, will support activities to restore and protect migratory fish habitats in freshwaters and will enhance Blue Economy sustainability by demonstrating innovative tools and methods to mitigate the impact of fisheries on sensitive species. One topic addresses the Danube River basin lighthouse whilst a second topic targets the three Mission sea basins lighthouses, i.e.: the Atlantic and Arctic sea basin, the Baltic and North Sea basin and the Mediterranean Sea basin.
The second group of activities will provide a comprehensive package of support for Mission communities of actors under all four Mission lighthouses in order to accelerate progress towards achieving the Mission objectives and targets. It will also support a coalition of waterfront cities, regions and islands, and a topic on future vision of a restored ocean and water system in the EU.
Actions
This call covers the following topics:
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-01: European Blue Parks – Offshore marine protected areas (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-02: Danube river basin lighthouse – Protection and restoration of migratory fish habitats (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-03: Atlantic and Arctic sea basin lighthouse, Mediterranean Sea basin lighthouse, Baltic and North Sea basin lighthouse - Reducing the environmental impacts of fisheries on marine species and habitats (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-04: Science for Community – Building the marine Citizen Science data network of the future to valorise data coming from the ocean and increase engagement (HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-05: Our Blue Future – Co-designing a future vision of a restored ocean and water system in the EU by 2030 and 2050 (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
Open Call
The Mission ‘Restore our ocean and waters by 2030’ will provide a systemic approach for the restoration, protection and preservation of our ocean, seas and waters. The objective of this Mission is to restore, protect and preserve the health of our ocean, seas and waters by 2030. The Mission is designed to deliver on the European Union’s 2030 quantified and measurable targets for protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, for zero pollution, and for decarbonisation and net greenhouse gas emissions reduction towards climate-neutrality, within the EU’s ocean, seas and waters
The Mission Work Programme, under Horizon Europe, will contribute to the recovery of our ocean and waters by 2030 and more specifically to the following objectives:
Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and waters, in line with the EU Action Plan Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil
Make the sustainable blue economy carbon-neutral and circular, in line with the proposed European Climate Law and the holistic vision enshrined in the Communication on a new approach for a Sustainable Blue Economy
The 2024 work programme is structured around two groups of activities:
The first one will complement previous topics on Blue Parks by addressing off-shore marine protection, will support activities to restore and protect migratory fish habitats in freshwaters and will enhance Blue Economy sustainability by demonstrating innovative tools and methods to mitigate the impact of fisheries on sensitive species. One topic addresses the Danube River basin lighthouse whilst a second topic targets the three Mission sea basins lighthouses, i.e.: the Atlantic and Arctic sea basin, the Baltic and North Sea basin and the Mediterranean Sea basin.
The second group of activities will provide a comprehensive package of support for Mission communities of actors under all four Mission lighthouses in order to accelerate progress towards achieving the Mission objectives and targets. It will also support a coalition of waterfront cities, regions and islands, and a topic on future vision of a restored ocean and water system in the EU.
Actions
This call covers the following topics:
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-01: European Blue Parks – Offshore marine protected areas (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-02: Danube river basin lighthouse – Protection and restoration of migratory fish habitats (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-03: Atlantic and Arctic sea basin lighthouse, Mediterranean Sea basin lighthouse, Baltic and North Sea basin lighthouse - Reducing the environmental impacts of fisheries on marine species and habitats (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-04: Science for Community – Building the marine Citizen Science data network of the future to valorise data coming from the ocean and increase engagement (HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions)
HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01-05: Our Blue Future – Co-designing a future vision of a restored ocean and water system in the EU by 2030 and 2050 (HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions)