The kickoff meeting of CASCADE, acronym of CoAStal and marine waters integrated monitoring systems for ecosystems proteCtion AnD management, is taking place online on Friday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 30.

Coordinated by Apulia Region, the project is funded by the Italy-Croatia Interreg Cooperation Programme and involves 19 partner institutions from the two Adriatic countries, including research centers, public institutions, and enterprises.

During the three years of the project, CASCADE will develop a set of concerted and coordinated actions that are aimed to enhance the knowledge, 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 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.

CASCADE – CoAStal and marine waters integrated monitoring systems for ecosystems proteCtion AnD management

Coordinated by Regione Puglia

Partners:

Fondazione Centro Euro-mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici

Institut Ruđer Bošković

Dubrovačko-neretvanska Županija

Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente del Friuli Venezia Giulia (ARPA FVG)

Università IUAV di Venezia

Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione Ambiente Energia Emilia Romagna (ARPAE)

DELTA 2000 – SOCIETA’ CONSORTILE A R.L.

Università del Salento

Institut za Oceanografiju i Ribarstvo

Jadranski Edukativno-istraživački Centar za Reagiranja na Iznenadna Onečišćenja Mora – Atrac

Grad Nin

Università degli Studi del Molise

Regione Marche

Javna Ustanova za Upravljanje Zaštićenim Djelovima Prirode na Području Splitsko-dalmatinske Županije more i Krš

Consorzio di Gestione di Torre Guaceto

Istarska Zupanija

Regione Molise

AMP Torre del Cerrano

CASCADE is a project funded by the Italy-Croatia Interreg Cooperation Programme