Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

Programme 2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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The Adriatic sea represents the environmental, social and cultural element bridging the eastern and western shores of the area.Nowadays, the richness of natural resources characterizing the Adriatic sea is endangered by man-made factors that are threatening the vitality of the ecosystems. Fishing and aquaculture activities are recognized among those mostly impacting on the sea ecosystems. Indiscriminate fishing and income-driven aquaculture led in recent times to a progressive reduction of marine stocks and destruction of natural habitats, causing also economic and social negative effects on coastal communities and other economic sectors (especially tourism).EU fishery policy addresses these issues, however the solely national application of such policies and the contemporary sharing of common natural resources with non-EU countries did not allow to achieve the EU goals of environment protection.The project intends to provide long-lasting responses to such problems, promoting the improvement of the sea and coastal ecosystems by proposing models for a coordinated fishery management pairing with direct actions for improving fisheries sustainability and strengthening the marine biodiversity. The project will trigger a virtuous process of sustainable development and competitiveness of the coastal communities depending from fishery, in a common cross-border framework of economic, social and territorial cohesion along the Adriatic sea. The partnership proposing ECO.SEA comes from those Adriatic countries (Italy, Croatia, Albania) in which fishery is most relevant, consequently with a higher potential of mitigating fishery effects. Partners are institutionally and technically competent in their countries for the implementation of project activities and are directly linked (or are themselves) policy makers for the sector. ECO.SEA objectives will be reached through activities organized in 6 work packages (WP) strictly co-related each other, in which all partners are involved following a result-driven approach and in which all project target groups and stakeholders are directly addressed throughout the project implementation. The “bone” of ECO.SEA will be the “Adriatic Advisory Board” (WP3), which will create a cross-border common understanding and sharing of goals, pooling together knowledge and expertise which will steer all further project activities. The Advisory Board will see the participation not only of project partners, but also of the relevant target groups and stakeholders, namely national, regional and local policy makers of the fishery sector, enterprises through their Organization of Producers, scientific centres and universities). In this common framework, the project will then act in parallel by implementing direct pilot actions increasing the Adriatic biodiversity (WP4) and mitigating the negative effects on the environment deriving from fishery (WP5). A careful monitoring of the environment effects of project activities, in terms of ecosystems strengthening and biodiversity improvement will then be carried out (WP6). The mainstreaming of ECO.SEA experiences and approaches into national and regional policies will be promoted already within the project duration, creating a joint commitment of the involved actors beyond the partnership (WP6). All project activities will be supported by an adequate communication management (WP2) that will allow not only to comply with the obligatory publicity requirements, but also and especially will further increase the spreading of project results well beyond the cooperation area. Last, the project will be managed according to a rigorous set of actions (WP1) that will ensure its sound implementation, with the achievement of the expected outputs and results (in qualitative and quantitative terms) accompanied by the complete fulfillment of all legal/administrative obligations related to the management of IPA and Structural funds.An independent evaluation will measure such achievements.

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Sustainable management of natural resources Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Climate change and biodiversity

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Regione del Veneto

Address: via Torino 110,, 30172 Venezia- Mestre, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Zadarska županija

Name: Zadarska županija

Address: Bozidara Petranovica,, 23000 Zadar, Croatia

Legal status: n/a

Ministria e Mjedisit, Pyjeve dhe Administrimit te Ujerave

Name: Ministria e Mjedisit, Pyjeve dhe Administrimit te Ujerave

Address: Rruga e Durresit nr 27,, 1001 Tirane, Albania

Legal status: n/a

Regione Marche

Name: Regione Marche

Address: VIA TIZIANO, 44,, 60125 Ancona, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - Servizio caccia, risorse ittiche e biodiversita

Name: Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - Servizio caccia, risorse ittiche e biodiversita

Address: Via Sabbadini, 31,, 33100 Udine, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Primorsko-goranska županija

Name: Primorsko-goranska županija

Department: Department for culture, sport and technical culture

Address: Adamićeva, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: www.pgz.hr

REGIONE ABRUZZO – DIREZIONE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E DI SVILUPPO RURALE, FORESTALE, CACCIA E PESCA, EMIGRAZIONE

Name: REGIONE ABRUZZO – DIREZIONE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E DI SVILUPPO RURALE, FORESTALE, CACCIA E PESCA, EMIGRAZIONE

Address: VIA CATULLO 17,, 65127 PESCARA, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Regione Puglia - Assessorato Risorse Agroalimentari - Servizio Caccia e Pesca

Name: Regione Puglia - Assessorato Risorse Agroalimentari - Servizio Caccia e Pesca

Address: via Paolo Lembo, 38/F,, 71024 Bari, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Regione Emilia Romagna

Name: Regione Emilia Romagna

Address: Viale della Fiera, 8,, 40127 Bologna, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Zadar County

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Ministria e Mjedisit, Pyjeve dhe Administrimit te Ujerave

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Marche Region

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Veneto Region

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - Servizio caccia, risorse ittiche e biodiversita

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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REGIONE ABRUZZO – DIREZIONE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E DI SVILUPPO RURALE, FORESTALE, CACCIA E PESCA, EMIGRAZIONE

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Apulia Region - Agro-food Resources Department - Hunting and Fishing Service

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Emilia Romagna Region

Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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Project name (EN): Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

Project acronym: ECOSEA

Project start date: 2012-10-01

Project end date: 2015-05-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 757 555.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 193 921.00

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2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2013-05-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

65 / 65 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

628 / 628 (100%)

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Protection, improvement and integrated management of the sea environment and of cross-border natural resources

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