Activities
Our projects are seeds of change. Each one is co-created with partners, grounded in place, and designed to shift systems for both people and nature.
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GRID-Arendal – West Africa Hub
Strengthening science-based ocean governance, tackling plastic pollution, and supporting sustainable marine ecosystems across West Africa.
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Developing a Toolkit for a National EPR Framework for Plastic Waste Management in Nepal
Co-creating an Extended Producer Responsibility framework that supports
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Managing Climate, Peace and Security Risks from the Borderlands of the Lake Chad
Uncovering the environmental dimensions of conflict in and around Lake Chad.
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Turn Negotiations into Narratives: Journalists Covering UNEA-7
Helping journalists turn global negotiations into stories that matter
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Africa Pacific Rugby Coalition
Technical support to 16 national rugby federations in Africa and the Pacific on environmental and climate issues
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Sustainable Blue Economy in Comoros under the SIDS Restoration Flagship
Three Unique Islands, One Unified Vision: co-developing a transition to a sustainable blue economy in Comoros.
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NORSE – Biodiversity In Northern European Seagrass Meadows
Uncovering how Northern Europe’s seagrass meadows can withstand human pressures to safeguard biodiversity and our shared coastal future
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Peace building and Law of the Sea in the Pacific Ocean
This project works with 14 Pacific Islands Countries to finalise extended continental shelf boundaries.
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Marine and coastal satellite services to track environmental crime activities (MASTREC)
The MASTREC project focuses on the detection of trafficking of illegal rosewood from Madagascar and illegal charcoal from Somalia/Kenya.
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The FishGuard Initiative
Enhancing governments’ presence at sea through the provision of low-cost intelligent technological solutions and local capacity building.
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Environmental Crime Waste Traffic
With raising global consumption patterns the amounts of waste increases, and scrupulous waste management is threatened with the illegal…
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Support to the Tehran Convention
Supporting the Interim Secretariat with the implementation of the Convention Program of Work and the organization of COP6.
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Fragility, Conflict and Security
Using information from Earth Observation technology to reduce environmental and human insecurity
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Reinforcing fisheries’ governance in Guinea
This project aims to reinforce the fisheries’ governance in Guinea and control IUU fishing activities in its Exclusive Economic Zone.
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Circular Economy on the African Continent
Working in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network and Footprints Africa to fill the gap.
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Blue Bijagos
Sustainable management of marine resources and improved livelihoods at MPAs in Bijagós Archipelago.
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ARENDALSUKA
Arendalsuka is the largest political gathering in Norway and has been held annually since 2012.
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Strengthening Sustainable Blue Food Systems (SBFS) in Coastal Kenya
Supporting coastal communities through resilient, inclusive, and ecosystem-based blue economy solutions
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Bevar Raet Animation Explainer Video
Bringing marine conservation to life through community storytelling
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Seafloor habitats
Maps of seafloor habitats are important predictors of biodiversity and a key input into marine spatial planning
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Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030
SOS-ZEROPOL2030 aims to develop a holistic zero pollution framework to guide the process towards achieving zero pollution in European seas
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Media Empowerment for Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations (INC)
A media initiative aimed at empowering journalists from the Global South to effectively cover the INC.
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Awareness and Capacity Building for Women in the Informal Recycling Sector
GRID-Arendal and the Kisumu Waste Pickers Welfare Association in Kenya will work to empower women waste pickers.
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Mountain Talks – webinar series for mountaineers and guides
Mountain Talks bring together the latest perspectives on environmental & climate issues that affect the mountaineering & guiding community.