LOICZ Current projects

Project name Acronym PT 1 PT 2 PT 3 ST I ST II ST III ST IV ST V
Arctic Coastal Dynamics II ACD II       X X      
Carbon Retention in a Colored Ocean CARIACO   X         X  
Caribbean Coastal Scenarios CCS X   X X X X   X
Coastal Futures II - Zukunft Küste (Phase II) Coastal Futures II X   X   X     X
ENCORA Coordination Action ENCORA X   X X 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
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 through the land-ocean interface at the coastal zone in coastal basins along the NE and SE coast of Brazil-Phase II   X       X X  
Science and Policy Integration for COastal System Assessment SPICOSA X   X         X
SCOPE Biofuels: Environmental Benefits and Costs SCOPE Biofuels X X X X X X X X
The role of two seagrass species in wave attenuance and coastal protection The role of two seagrass species in wave attenuance and coastal protection   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