🦀🦐🦠Building Synergies for Adriatic Ecosystems: BRAVE Joins the Final Event of the ALIENA Project
11/11/2026
The final conference of the ALIENA project (ALIgning Efforts to control Non-indigenous species in the Adriatic sea) recently took place, bringing together environmental experts, institutional representatives, and scientific partners from across Italy and Croatia to address the growing challenge of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) in marine ecosystems.
Representing the BRAVE project as Lead Partner, the Veneto Region actively contributed to the event's high-level Round Table discussion, “From Detection to Action”. The panel provided a crucial platform to exchange technical insights on marine monitoring, early warning protocols, and adaptive management strategies across the Adriatic basin.
Cross-border environmental issues do not stop at institutional boundaries, making thematic cooperation across Interreg initiatives vital. Because the ALIENA project launched a year and a half ahead of BRAVE, its concluding phase offers a wealth of tested methodologies, biological datasets, and operational lessons.
A key bridge for this knowledge transfer is Regione Puglia, which serves as the Lead Partner in ALIENA while simultaneously acting as a core Project Partner in BRAVE. This shared institutional involvement ensures a direct channel for capitalisation: transferring ALIENA’s established early-warning solutions and NIS monitoring frameworks directly into BRAVE’s ongoing actions for coastal and lagoon resilience.
By capitalizing on ALIENA’s achievements, BRAVE strengthens its own scientific framework, proving that continuous collaboration and shared governance remain our strongest tools for protecting the Adriatic Sea.
