Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea
The Black Sea is a vital resource with vast potential to boost the societal value of the Blue Economy for its surrounding countries. Improved knowledge and enhanced infrastructure together with better coordination and alignment of research and innovation efforts are critical for the better managemen...
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| author | Baris Salihoglu Baris Salihoglu Mustafa Yücel Pinar Uygurer Ezgi Şahin Yücel Evangelos Papathanassiou Devrim Tezcan Adrian Stanica Irina Stanciu Snejana Petrova Moncheva Nina Dzhembekova Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova Viktor Komorin Tudor Castravet Kakhaber Bilashvili Valerian Melikidze Mamuka Gvilava Salome Kobaidze |
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| description | The Black Sea is a vital resource with vast potential to boost the societal value of the Blue Economy for its surrounding countries. Improved knowledge and enhanced infrastructure together with better coordination and alignment of research and innovation efforts are critical for the better management of the deteriorated Black Sea ecosystem to help restore and maintain its resilience and enable sustainable use of natural resources. In 2019, the Black Sea Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (Black Sea SRIA), was developed by the Black Sea experts, in cooperation with European marine institutes and organizations, with the support of the European Commission. Black Sea SRIA presents the priorities and ecosystem-based management options needed for a healthy, sustainable, and resilient Black Sea. Since 2019, efforts focused on developing concrete actions under the Black Sea SRIA Implementation Plan (IP) to contribute to the national blue economy strategies, better structuring of the relevant funding mechanisms for solution-oriented implementation and the international and regional strategies, supporting the co-funding mechanisms. In this study, we present a transnational process that has led to the development of the IP which utilized a bottom-up, co-design and co-creation-based approach. The SRIA and its IP support better governance of the blue economy principles towards sustainable development and conservation of unique Black Sea ecosystems. The Black Sea SRIA and IP address the fundamental research challenges of the region, promote the blue economy, and also build vital support systems and innovative research infrastructure and capacity together with academia, funding organizations, industry, policy, civil society and local communities. The IP is a long-lasting guide to catalyze new ideas and innovations towards and with the Black Sea community with strong implications for other sea basins. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a2f81cc825b4d51bbbfaf2f6ba9e6b02025-01-23T09:19:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452024-11-011110.3389/fmars.2024.14096891409689Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black SeaBaris Salihoglu0Baris Salihoglu1Mustafa Yücel2Pinar Uygurer3Ezgi Şahin Yücel4Evangelos Papathanassiou5Devrim Tezcan6Adrian Stanica7Irina Stanciu8Snejana Petrova Moncheva9Nina Dzhembekova10Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova11Viktor Komorin12Tudor Castravet13Kakhaber Bilashvili14Valerian Melikidze15Mamuka Gvilava16Salome Kobaidze17Institute of Marine Sciences, Department of Oceanography, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeClimate Change and Sustainable Development Application and Research Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TürkiyeInstitute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeInstitute of Marine Sciences, Department of Oceanography, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeInstitute of Marine Sciences, Department of Oceanography, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeInstitute of Marine Sciences, Department of Oceanography, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeInstitute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, TürkiyeNational Institute for Marine Geology and Geo-ecology - GeoEcoMar, Bucharest, RomaniaNational Institute for Marine Geology and Geo-ecology - GeoEcoMar, Bucharest, RomaniaMarine Biology and Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna, BulgariaMarine Biology and Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna, BulgariaMarine Biology and Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Varna, BulgariaThe Department of Environmental Management, Ukrainian Scientific Centre of Ecology of the Sea, Odesa, UkraineFaculty of Geography, Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University, Chișinău, MoldovaInstitute of Oceanography and Hydrology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaInstitute of Oceanography and Hydrology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaFaculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaThe Black Sea is a vital resource with vast potential to boost the societal value of the Blue Economy for its surrounding countries. Improved knowledge and enhanced infrastructure together with better coordination and alignment of research and innovation efforts are critical for the better management of the deteriorated Black Sea ecosystem to help restore and maintain its resilience and enable sustainable use of natural resources. In 2019, the Black Sea Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (Black Sea SRIA), was developed by the Black Sea experts, in cooperation with European marine institutes and organizations, with the support of the European Commission. Black Sea SRIA presents the priorities and ecosystem-based management options needed for a healthy, sustainable, and resilient Black Sea. Since 2019, efforts focused on developing concrete actions under the Black Sea SRIA Implementation Plan (IP) to contribute to the national blue economy strategies, better structuring of the relevant funding mechanisms for solution-oriented implementation and the international and regional strategies, supporting the co-funding mechanisms. In this study, we present a transnational process that has led to the development of the IP which utilized a bottom-up, co-design and co-creation-based approach. The SRIA and its IP support better governance of the blue economy principles towards sustainable development and conservation of unique Black Sea ecosystems. The Black Sea SRIA and IP address the fundamental research challenges of the region, promote the blue economy, and also build vital support systems and innovative research infrastructure and capacity together with academia, funding organizations, industry, policy, civil society and local communities. The IP is a long-lasting guide to catalyze new ideas and innovations towards and with the Black Sea community with strong implications for other sea basins.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1409689/fullBlack Seasustainable blue economymarine policycapacity buildingsea-basin strategiesmarine governance, stakeholder engagement |
| spellingShingle | Baris Salihoglu Baris Salihoglu Mustafa Yücel Pinar Uygurer Ezgi Şahin Yücel Evangelos Papathanassiou Devrim Tezcan Adrian Stanica Irina Stanciu Snejana Petrova Moncheva Nina Dzhembekova Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova Viktor Komorin Tudor Castravet Kakhaber Bilashvili Valerian Melikidze Mamuka Gvilava Salome Kobaidze Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea Frontiers in Marine Science Black Sea sustainable blue economy marine policy capacity building sea-basin strategies marine governance, stakeholder engagement |
| title | Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea |
| title_full | Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea |
| title_fullStr | Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea |
| title_short | Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea |
| title_sort | implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies a case study for the black sea |
| topic | Black Sea sustainable blue economy marine policy capacity building sea-basin strategies marine governance, stakeholder engagement |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1409689/full |
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