Created in 1973, the University of Aveiro (UAveiro) is a public foundation under private law whose mission is to contribute to and develop graduate and postgraduate education and training, research and cooperation with society. The vision is to create and transmit knowledge to transform lives, communities, and society, by promoting training for citizenship, in respecting…
CCDRC is a regional public authority, from central administration, that supports the implementation, at regional level, of policies related to environment, land use and urban planning, regional development, and that provides technical assistance to local authorities and their associations. CCDRC is also responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of the regional Smart Specialisation Strategy…
APA is the port authority of the Port of Aveiro, located in the centre region of Portugal. The port is implementing its energy transition strategy in order to achieve the goals settled by the EU through the European Green Deal, as well as other EU transport policy objectives.As an important player in the maritime sector…
APFF is a public company that acts as the port authority of the Port of Figueira da Foz, under the governance of APA and is located in the centre region of Portugal.In small and medium sized ports, the GHG emissions reduction is challenging given financial and technological constrains or limited resources, therefore, within the A-AAGORA,…
CIRA is a public institution integrating eleven municipalities corresponding to a NUTS III (PT161). Its mission is to pursue the sustainable development of the region by achieving common goals and visions of the municipalities involved. Six of these municipalities have maritime relations with the ocean and with the lagoon (haff-delta) Ria de Aveiro, where small…
APA/ARHC is the Portuguese Environment Agency whose mission is the integrated management of environmental and sustainability policies in Portugal. By liaising both with other sectoral policies and with a wide range of partners, APA/ARHC works on issues such as Climate Change, Water and the Coast – in this case with deconcentrated management in Portugal’s five…
IPMA is a Public Research Institution devoted to Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and Technology. IPMA’s mission is the provision of technical and scientific support for the definition of national policy, operating and maintaining scientific infrastructures, data acquisition and processing, maintenance of national scientific databases on its areas of competence, and promotion and coordination of scientific…
PRIO is one of the biggest European players in the biofuel industry, producing high-quality biodiesel exclusively from waste-base raw materials, resorting to the most advanced European technology based on the specifications of the quality standard EN14214. The PRIO’s group also owns a tank terminal in Aveiro’s Port and a network of more than 250 service…
Established since 2001, STRIX is a leading international environmental consultancy company specialized in developing and integrating technological solutions to provide a comprehensive range of services on Environment, Biodiversity and Innovation for development projects. Our recognized expertise has led several institutions, including state regulators, financial institutions and NGOs to select our team of advisors to produce…
AIR Centre is an international network organisation, with collaboration agreements with more than 20 countries in the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. The AIR Centre leads the CSA BlueMissionAA, co-leads AA-MARINET (AANChOR’s Joint Action) and participates in several EU projects such as SBEP, ASTRAL, MISSION ATLANTIC, ICEBERG and COAST (Biodiversa+). In A-AAGORA, AIR Centre will contribute…
