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MPA Solutions Hub Demo Session
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐? ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป! Discover how the MPA Solutions Hub can support your work, then try it out for yourself.
On the platform, you'll be able to explore tools for MPA planning, stakeholder engagement, ecosystem service valuation, financing, governance and management.
We also want to hear from you: What works? Whatโs missing? What would make the Hub more useful for people working with MPAs? ๐ค
Your feedback will help shape the next stage of the platform.
Blue4All Travelling Exhibition at the Matsalu National Park in Estonia
The BLUE4ALL Travelling Photo Exhibition, What Does Marine Protection Mean to Me?, is now on display outdoors at the Matsalu National Park Visitor Centre in Estonia through early autumn.
Set within one of Europeโs most remarkable nature parks, the exhibition brings together art, storytelling, and the natural landscape to explore personal connections to marine protection. It features four winning images and 26 inspiring runner-up photographs, each capturing a unique moment, issue, or relationship with the ocean.
Visitors are invited to experience powerful stories of the sea through the eyes of ocean lovers from across Europe.
Blue4all Final Event - From science to practice: co-creating effective MPAs to meet the EU marine protection targets
The Blue4all final event will take place in Bruges, Belgium, on 16 November 2026, from 13:30 to 17:30 CET.
The event is organised together with the EU Blue Parks Community as its 7th Community Workshop, under the title From science to practice: co-creating effective MPAs to meet the EU marine protection targets.
The workshop will focus on the practical application of project results, tools, and lessons for Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers. It will include presentations of outcomes from Blue4all, the MPA Solutions Hub, and related tools and methods from other EU-funded projects and Mission Actions.
The event will be held back-to-back with the 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity.
Registration will open later in summer 2026.
World Conference for Marine Biodiversity 2026
The World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 will bring together the global marine biodiversity community to assess progress, share knowledge, and shape the future of ocean conservation. Taking place 17โ20 November 2026 in Bruges, Belgium, the conference marks a key moment to align science, policy, and action midway through the UN Ocean Decade.
Past events
6th ESP Europe Conferenceโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
The 6th ESP Europe Conference will bring together Europeโs ecosystem services community to advance solutions for a nature- and people-positive future. Taking place 18โ22 May 2026 in Prague, Czechia, Blue4All will actively contribute through co-hosted sessions and by showcasing results from socio-economic and ecological tool testing.
THALASSA Marine Science Conference
THALASSA 2026 brings together science, policy, and practice to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing Mediterranean marine and coastal systems. By fostering interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration, the conference aims to turn knowledge into actionable solutions for a more resilient ocean future.
Blue4All WEBINAR - Towards Equity and Justice in Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Fairer Governance
How can marine protected areas (MPAs) be planned and managed in ways that enhance ocean justice and equity? Join us for a 90-minute webinar introducing the newly developed Blue4All Justice Assessment and Deliberation Tool and the IUCN Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation, designed to support practitioners in strengthening equity and justice in marine conservation.
This interactive session will:
- Set the scene with global principles and guidelines on governance, equity, and justice in nature conservation (Cรฉcile Fattebert, IUCN)
- Present existing SAGE tool through experiences gained in a Blue4All case study (Moses Adjei, Wageningen University)
- Introduce and demonstrate the IUCN Guidebook for assessing and improving social equity in marine conservation (Nathan Bennett, WWF and IUCN)
- Introduce and demonstrate the Blue4All Justice Assessment and Deliberation Tool (Riku Varjopuro and Aino Rekola, Finnish Environment Institute)
- Provide space for discussion on improving social equity and justice in marine conservation by applying different tools and Q&A
Are you an MPA manager, conservation practitioner, or policymaker looking for practical ways to strengthen equity and justice in marine conservation? Then this webinar is for you!
Secure your spot today by registering here: Register Now