LOICZ Current Projects

Project name Acronym PT 1 PT 2 PT 3 ST I ST II ST III ST IV ST V
Asian Delta Project ADP   X   X X X    
AWARE - How to achieve sustainable water ecosystems management connecting research, people and policy makers in Europe AWARE X   X     X   X
Boknis Eck Coastal Time Series Study Boknis Eck Coastal Time Series   X   X X   X  
Carbon Retention in a Colored Ocean CARIACO   X         X  
Caribbean Coastal Scenarios CCS X   X X X X   X
Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas COSYNA X X X   X   X  
CoastColour CoastColour   X   X X   X X
coastDat coastDat   X X X X     X
Comparative Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise at Continental Scale COMPASS X X   X        
EPOCA - European Project on Ocean Acidification EPOCA X X     X   X  
European Sediment Research Network SedNet   X   X X X X X
Global NEWS: Global Nutrient Export from Watersheds Global NEWS X X     X X X X
International Coastal Atlas Network ICAN   X X X X     X
Knowledge-based Sustainable Management for Europe's Seas KNOWSEAS X X X X X X   X
Nitrogen, Hypoxia and Fishes: Moving Beyond Fisheries Data to Understand Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Upper Trophic Levels in Estuaries, Coastal Waters and Semi-Enclosed Seas Nitrogen, Hypoxia and Fishes X X     X X    
North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment NOSCCA X       X   X  
Nutrients and heavy metals transfer through the land-ocean interface at the coastal zone in coastal basins along the NE and SE coast of Brazil-Phase II Nutrients and heavy metals transfer   X       X X  
Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast RADOST X X X X X X X X
Science and Policy Integration for COastal System Assessment SPICOSA X   X         X
SCOPE Biofuels: Environmental Benefits and Costs SCOPE Bio X X X X X X X X
SCOR/LOICZ Working Group on Land Based Nutrient Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms -   X       X    
Sustainable North Sea Coastal Region Sustainable North Sea Coastal Region X X X X X     X
The role of two seagrass species in wave attenuance and coastal protection The role of two seagrass species   X     X      
Understanding climate effects of increased Temperature and Ocean Acidification on benthic invertebrates of the Southeastern Pacific Coastal Ecosystems Understanding climate effects of increased Temperature and Ocean Acidification   X     X   X  

Priority Topics:

1 - Link social and ecological systems in the coastal zone

2 - Assess and predict impact of environmental change on coastal ecosystems

3 - Link governance and science in coastal regions
 

Scientific Themes:

1- Vulnerability of Coastal Systems and Hazards to Society

2 - Implications of Global Change for Coastal Ecosystems and Sustainable Development

3 - Human Influences on River Basin-Coastal Zone Interactions

4 - Biogeochemical Cycles in Coastal and Shelf Waters

5 - Towards Coastal System Sustainability by Managing Land-Ocean Interactions