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During the first half of May 2025, the A-AAGORA project actively engaged in several high-profile dissemination events across Europe, demonstrating its leadership in community-driven biodiversity protection, marine ecosystem restoration, and sustainable regional development. At the Regional Studies Association Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal, Zacharoula Kyriazi (Demo IE) presented a pivotal paper titled “The Power of…

A-AAGORA team members affiliated with consortium partners UiT, Pukka Travels and The Board for Nordkvaløya-Rebbenesøya Protected Landscape authored an opinion piece exploring the potential of ecotourism to drive the protection, restoration and sustainable development of coastal ecosystems in the North Atlantic and Arctic, regions with increasing seasonal tourism that exerts environmental pressure. The authors, including…

A-AAGORA Fostering Collaboration for Ocean and Water Restoration From 3 to 7 March, the European Ocean Days 2025 brought together in Brussels a wide range of stakeholders to discuss and address challenges related to the protection of our ocean and waters. Throughout the week, different topics were covered, and A-AAGORA project participated actively in the…

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.