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Blue4all Final Event - From science to practice: co-creating effective MPAs to meet the EU marine protection targets
The Blue4all final event will take place in Bruges, Belgium, on 16 November 2026, from 13:30 to 17:30 CET.
The event is organised together with the EU Blue Parks Community as its 7th Community Workshop, under the title From science to practice: co-creating effective MPAs to meet the EU marine protection targets.
The workshop will focus on the practical application of project results, tools, and lessons for Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers. It will include presentations of outcomes from Blue4all, the MPA Solutions Hub, and related tools and methods from other EU-funded projects and Mission Actions.
The event will be held back-to-back with the 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity.
Register here: https://eublueparks-workshop.wmhproject.events/
World Conference for Marine Biodiversity 2026
The World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 will bring together the global marine biodiversity community to assess progress, share knowledge, and shape the future of ocean conservation. Taking place 17–20 November 2026 in Bruges, Belgium, the conference marks a key moment to align science, policy, and action midway through the UN Ocean Decade.
Past events
🚨 Workshop alert! Safeguarding biodiversity: Strengthening Marine Protected Area Networks, Policy Coherence & Community Involvement
This workshop co-organised by the BLUE4ALL project, MSP4BIO project and the COOLBLUE project in the frame of the 1st Mission Arena to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, aims at discussing opportunities for MPAs such as Blue Corridors, integration with Marine Spatial Planning, opportunities for co-management and community involvement, in the Baltic and North Sea regions.
Webinar alert! 🚨 Citizens’ assemblies and deliberative processes for Mission Ocean
These webinars will be useful to those writing proposals for projects with a strong participatory element aligned with Mission Ocean targets. It will also be of interest to any group or initiative that engages citizens in marine and freshwater activities.
Webinar alert! 🚨 Community Based Social Marketing for Mission Ocean: An Introduction
This webinar will introduce the theory and methods of Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM)