On December 28, 2024, the DEMO PT team from the Universidade de Aveiro brought the exciting world of marine biology to the Rio Novo do Príncipe school in Cacia, as part of the A-AAGORA – Atlantic Arctic Agora Horizon Europe project.
On December 3rd, the Irish Demonstration Area (Demo IE) of the A-AAGORA project was presented at the Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium in Galway, Ireland. 🇮🇪 The presentation was met with great enthusiasm, particularly regarding the community engagement aspect, which was highlighted as a model for potential nationwide replication across Ireland. 🌱 The…
Ana Lillebø, coordinator of the A-AAGORA project, researcher at CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, and Vice-Rector for Sustainability at the Universidade de Aveiro, participated in the high-profile international forum titled “Navigating a Sustainable Blue Economy: Maritime Transport’s Pathway to Climate Resilience” during COP29 Azerbaijan. The event, organized by the League of Arab…
The A-AAGORA Project has been honored with the 2024 Atlantic Project Award in the International Cooperation category. 🎉 The award was presented on November 22, 2024, during the 11th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference (ASPC 2024) in Bordeaux, France. 🇫🇷 The A-AAGORA Project is inspired by the ancient Greek concept of the AGORA—an “open meeting space”…
On October 30th, a group of 65 sixth-graders from the Rio Novo do Príncipe School Group set off for an unforgettable adventure at ECOMARE, the University of Aveiro’s renowned centre for marine ecosystem research and conservation. This visit was a vital part of the A-AAGORA project, under the Portuguese demonstrator (DEMO-PT), designed to boost ocean…
A-AAGORA hosts General Assembly and first face-to-face Associated Regions Meeting in Málaga, in joint event with CLIMAREST From October 22nd to 24th 2024, A-AAGORA holds its General Assembly and AR (Associated Regions) Meeting in Málaga, Spain. The event brings together A-AAGORA’s project partners, representatives from the 7 AR, and members of sibling project, CLIMAREST, for…
Ria de Aveiro was the setting for a series of restoration actions focused on the recovery of Zostera noltei, a marine grass essential for the health of coastal ecosystems.
Subaquatic Structures provided by STRIX, ‘Biohuts’, increase aquatic biodiversity and improve environmental conservation
A-AAGORA team member Melanie Biausque participated in the 35th International Geographical Congress 2024, which is happening in Dublin (Ireland), between 24th-30th of August. Demo IE was featured in session C.06: Coastal Systems: Transdisciplinary science for near-future habitable coasts, with a presentation titled “The Atlantic-Arctic Agora (A-AAgora) project for Ireland: collaboration-based actions for sustainable coastal restoration…
Co-designing and developing innovative solutions for nature restoration in coastal and marine environments across the diverse conditions of the Atlantic-Arctic basin is a challenging undertaking. Training events are critical to this effort, serving as a foundation for both project partners and local communities, fostering a collaborative approach to learning and solution development. Over the last…
