Programme: INTERREG ITALY-CROATIA
Priority Axis 3: Environmental and Cultural Heritage
Project title: CoAStal and marine waters integrated monitoring systems for ecosystems proteCtion AnD managemEnt
Acronym: CASCADE
Role in the project: Affiliated Partner
Duration: 01/09/2020 – 30/06/2023
Total budget: € 5.817.547,00
ISMAR budget: € 60.000
Web site: https://www.italy-croatia.eu/web/cascade
Key words: Maritime Spatial Planning – MSP, Integrated Coastal Zone Management – ICZM, Land-Sea Interaction – LSI
Summary:
CASCADE will develop a set of concerted and coordinated actions including monitoring(observing and modelling) and management (Maritime Spatial Planning – MSP, Integrated Coastal Zone Management – ICZM, Land-Sea Interaction – LSI) to enhance the knowledge and to evaluate the quality and assess the vulnerability of inland, coastal and marine ecosystems in Italy and Croatia with the final objective to restore endangered species and to support integrated management. The integrated modelling and observing systems will be developed to design and implement MSP/LSI/ICZM, management and restoration actions in 11 pilot areas. Pilot actions will assess and protect coastal and marine biodiversity in degraded areas, set up restoration actions, assess the impacts of extreme events on ecosystems and understand how to avoid conflicts and boost synergies in the areas. The project will consolidate long-lasting research capabilities in the field through a concrete dialogue with stakeholders and the participation of Agencies, research centres and universities in order to enhance inland, coastal and marine knowledge. Such shared information and monitoring protocols are essential for supporting concrete actions dealing with environmental vulnerability, fragmentation and safeguarding of ecosystem services at cross-border level.
Contact person in ISMAR: georg.umgiesser@ismar.cnr.it
Partnership:
1. Apulia Region (Italy)
2. Fondazione Centro EuroMediterraneo sui cambiamenti climatici (Italy)
3. Institut Ruder Boskovic (Croatia)
4. Dubrovackp-Neretvanska Zupanija – Dubrovnicj – Neretva (Croatia)
5. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente del Friuli (Italy)
6. Università IUAV di Venezia (Italy)
7. Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (Italy)
8. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente Emilia Romagna (Italy)
9. Delta 2000 Società Consortile ARL (Italy)
10. Università del Salento (Italy)
11. Institut Za Oceanografiju I Ribarstvo – Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
12. Jadranski Edukativno-Istrazivacki Centar Za Reagiranja Na Iznenadna Oneciséenja Mora-Atrac (Croatia)
13. City of Nin (Croatia)
14. Università degli Studi del Molise (Italy)
15. Regione Marche (Italy)
16. Public Institution for the Management of Protected Areas in the Area of Split-Dalmatia County Sea and Karst (Croatia)
17. Consorzio Di Gestione Di Torre Guaceto (Italy) Associated partner
18. Region of Istria (Croatia) Associated partner
19. Molise Region (Italy) Associated partner
20. Marine Protected Area Torre del Cerrano (Italy) Associated partner
