Imagine trying to protect a beach, but the pollution is coming from a river miles inland; usually, different offices handle the river and the beach, and they don't talk. This work creates a shared digital playbook so land and sea managers can coordinate their efforts. It uses data and community feedback to predict environmental changes and act before they become disasters.
Environmental management is split between land and sea authorities, leading to conflicting rules and inefficient policy execution. This fragmentation creates regulatory uncertainty for companies operating in coastal zones.
Digital e-governance tools for co-design and a policy report identifying barriers to marine policy implementation.
If you are a sustainability consultancy dealing with fragmented environmental regulations for clients — this project developed e-governance tools that align land and sea policies. This allows you to provide integrated compliance strategies across 5 different marine basins.
If you are a GovTech developer dealing with the need for better public participation in urban planning — this project developed digital tools for co-creation and deliberation. You can use these models to build platforms that connect scientific data with citizen input.
If you are a port authority operator dealing with conflicting land-use and marine protection laws — this project developed governance schemes tested in 8 case studies. This helps you navigate the requirements of the Water and Marine Strategy Framework Directives more efficiently.
Based on available project data, there is no mention of pricing or commercial costs for the developed tools.
The project tests these models in 8 case studies across various European regions and 5 marine basins, suggesting a design intended for regional scaling.
Based on available project data, specific IP or licensing agreements are not disclosed.
It supports the implementation of the Birds, Habitats, Water Framework, and Marine Strategy Framework Directives by aligning land and sea management.
The project period runs until 2027-12-31, with initial policy reports and briefs already completed by June 2025.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 12 universities and 4 research institutes, representing 9 countries. With only 1 industry partner (an SME), the project is primarily driven by scientific research (94% non-industry), indicating that the outputs are currently high-level evidence and tools rather than market-ready commercial products.
Contact Universitat de Valencia regarding the e-governance toolkits.
Contact us to bridge the gap between these 8 case studies and your commercial operations.
