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SO 2.2 - Protection of nature and biodiversity
BRAVE
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Project specific objectives
- Better Protection: Using science and new ideas to keep our marine life healthy and thriving.
- One Shared Tool: Creating a digital platform where everyone shares and finds information about the sea's health.
- Understanding Threats: Studying how invasive species and habitat loss affect our waters to better prevent them.
- Shared Rules: Making joint plans to manage our coasts while supporting the people who live and work there.
- Stronger Teamwork: Fostering cross-border collaboration and raising public awareness helping everyone learn how to protect our shared future.
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Project main outputs
- A Shared Digital Tool: A user-friendly website where everyone can find and share information about the sea's health to help us make better decisions.
- A Unified Action Plan: A shared strategy between Italy and Croatia to manage and protect our waters together using the same standards.
- Real-World Tests: Practical projects at sea to test new ways of protecting nature and supporting local fishing and farming.
- Education for All: Training programs and a Summer School to help everyone learn how to use our tools and care for the environment.
- A Long-Term Promise: A formal agreement ensuring these efforts and tools continue for years to come.
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About
The BRAVE project addresses critical environmental challenges in the Adriatic Sea (AS), with a specific focus on biodiversity loss and compromised ecosystem functionality. The AS is currently threatened by the spread of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and degradation due to pollution and overexploitation. Compounding these issues is severe data fragmentation, which limits effective cross-border environmental planning.
The project's primary objective is to enhance species knowledge and ensure ecosystem functionality, ultimately leading to a more resilient Adriatic region. BRAVE aims to implement unified cross-border strategies to protect coastal, marine, and protected areas. This delivers effective tools and vital data to all Adriatic Sea users, directly supporting small-scale coastal fishing and aquaculture activities and ensuring evidence-based decision-making for sustainable management.
To achieve this, BRAVE creates a smart digital platform to harmonise and share environmental data. It introduces innovative monitoring techniques, including the genetic analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA), to track biodiversity. Furthermore, the project tests nature-based solutions and develops ecosystem models, actively involving fishers, policymakers, and citizens to foster shared knowledge and transnational governance for sustainable marine management.
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News & Events
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30/10/2026🌊 BRAVE Newsletter #5 is Online!
Discover BRAVE's October Newsletter #5! Explore how Friuli's lagoons, cutting-edge cuttlefish research, and light pollution studies shape our Adriatic strategy. Plus, unearth coastal folklore and preview our upcoming milestone at the Crofish Fair in Poreč as we map a resilient future for our shared sea together.
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23/10/2026🎣BRAVE Project and Fishing Valleys: Working Together for the Resilience of the Marano and Grado Lagoon
The Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region and the University of Trieste met with local fish farm operators in Grado to present new actions under the BRAVE Project. By mapping 1,700 hectares of fishing valleys, the initiative aims to provide concrete operational plans to restore embankments and protect biodiversity.
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30/09/2026🌊 BRAVE Newsletter #4 is Online!
From newly documented marine species off the Italian coast to comprehensive lagoon pilot actions in Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, the latest edition of the BRAVE project newsletter highlights how cross-border collaboration, innovative eco-monitoring, and shared culinary roots are bringing Italy and Croatia together to safeguard the biodiversity and resilience of the Adriatic Sea.
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09/09/2026🐙 BRAVE at the Ancona Sea Festival: Research, Outreach and Participation for the Protection of Marine Resources
During the Ancona Sea Festival (5–7 September 2026), the BRAVE project presented its regional pilot actions dedicated to the research and experimental study of the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Developed by the Marche Region in collaboration with the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at the Polytechnic University of Marche, these actions highlight the application of scientific research to real-world marine conservation.
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08/09/2026🏢 Safeguarding Transitional Ecosystems: Pilot Actions in the Marano and Grado Lagoon Underway presented at the Municipal Administration in Grado
As presented at an official meeting with the Municipal Administators in Grado FVG Autonomous Region has launched critical pilot actions across the Marano and Grado Lagoon to safeguard low-density aquaculture (vallicoltura). Combining LiDAR embankment mapping with eDNA bio-monitoring, partners are addressing coastal erosion and alien species to build an adaptive, cross-border digital platform for the Adriatic.