Coastal ecosystem restoration
8 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 4 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY BAS
Bulgaria's primary marine research institute specializing in Black Sea oceanography, coastal ecosystem restoration, and European ocean observation networks.
“REST-COAST (their largest grant at EUR 546K) and DOORS both address coastal restoration, blue carbon, and climate adaptation — a clear growth area.”
BG11 projects - ORGANIZATION OF THE BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Intergovernmental body coordinating Black Sea marine policy, blue growth strategies, and coastal climate adaptation across member states.
“REST-COAST addresses large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems including blue carbon, biodiversity, and river-to-sea connectivity.”
SMETR4 projects - PROVINCIE GRONINGEN
Dutch provincial government contributing coastal and wetland demonstration sites for large-scale nature-based climate adaptation and ecosystem restoration in Europe.
“REST-COAST focuses on large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through rivers-to-sea connectivity, with Groningen as a demonstration site.”
PrimaryNL3 projects - CORILA - CONSORZIO PER IL COORDINAMENTO DELLE RICERCHE INERENTI AL SISTEMA LAGUNARE DI VENEZIA
Venice lagoon research consortium specializing in coastal ecosystem restoration, climate adaptation, and river-to-sea environmental science.
“REST-COAST (their largest project at EUR 755K) focuses on large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through rivers-to-sea connectivity, covering blue carbon, biodiversity, and climate adaptation.”
PrimaryIT3 projects - ISRAEL NATURE AND NATIONAL PARKS PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Israel's national parks authority contributing protected-area expertise, coastal restoration sites, and conservation policy insight to EU environmental research.
“REST-COAST is their largest project (EUR 603,750), focused on large-scale coastal restoration including blue carbon, biodiversity, and river-to-sea connectivity.”
PrimaryIL3 projects - BREVISCO
Belgian fisheries and mariculture SME bringing North Sea industry expertise to coastal monitoring, oysterground restoration, and offshore blue economy projects.
“Oysterground restoration — marine habitat rehabilitation through managed shellfish reintroduction — is explicitly listed as an activity area in FORCOAST.”
SMEBE2 projects - MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND COAST FOUNDATION
Italian NGO specializing in Mediterranean coastal restoration, climate adaptation governance, and blue carbon finance for large-scale EU projects.
“REST-COAST project involves large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through river-to-sea connectivity, directly aligning with MEDSEA's core conservation mission.”
PrimaryIT2 projects - INSTYTUT BUDOWNICTWA WODNEGO POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK
Polish Academy of Sciences hydraulic engineering institute specialising in coastal ecosystem restoration and climate adaptation research.
“REST-COAST (2021–2026) focuses on large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through river-to-sea connectivity, with IBW PAN contributing hydraulic and coastal process expertise.”
PL2 projects