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Blue economy in the Black Sea Panel 2a: Save the sea

The EMBLAS-II Project aims to enhance Black Sea protection through improved data availability and quality, fostering marine environmental monitoring and raising public awareness. Project activities include large-scale surveys, development of classification schemes, and comprehensive chemical pollutant screenings to support decision-making processes.

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Blue economy in the Black Sea Panel 2a: Save the sea

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  1. Blue economy in the Black SeaPanel2a: Save the sea JaroslavSlobodnik EMBLAS-II Project Team Leader 15 September 2017, Batumi, Georgia

  2. Project overview • Beneficiarycountries: Georgia, Russian Federation, Ukraine • Observers: BG, RO, TK • Duration: April 2014 – May 2018 (42+8 months) • Budget: EUR 2,723,800 (EC 2,5 mil.; DG NEAR; In-kind support by EC JRC) • Implemented by: UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub (with UNDP COs) Partners • GE – NEA, TSU • RF – SOI, SIO-RA, SRC • UA – UKRSCES, IMB, ONU • BSC PS Target groups • GE – MENRP; RF – MNRE; UA - MENR

  3. Project objectives Overall objective: • To improve protection of the Black Sea environment Specific objectives: • To improve availability and quality of Black Sea environmental data in line with the MSFD, WFD-coastal waters and Black Sea Strategic Action Plan (2009) needs • To improve partner countries’ ability to perform marine environmental monitoring along MSFD, WFD principles, taking into account the Black Sea Diagnostic Report II

  4. Results http://emblasproject.org/ • Large scale and national Black Sea surveys in 2016 and 2017 • Harmonised sampling and reporting methodologies according to the MSFD and WFD • Delineation of coastal water bodies (WFD) as a basis for establishment of the national monitoring schemes • Hugely increased public awareness • Support to Initial Assessment by UA and GE – 8 out of 11 descriptors and BS SoE • For the first time in the region: • Development and testing of the environmental (MSFD), ecological and chemical (WFD) status classification schemes • Data collected in harmonised formats – Black Sea Water Quality Database • Systematic monitoring of marine litter • Bacterial DNA • eDNA (phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrozoobenthos, fish, macrophytes) • Microplastics • For the first time globally: • Holistic target (>2000) and non-target (>14000) screening of chemical pollutants in water, biota and sediment samples (support to REACH)

  5. Screening of REACH compounds in samples from the Black Sea Interactive heatmap available at http://norman-data.eu/NORMAN-REACH

  6. Take home messages • Capacity building (sampling and laboratory analyses equipment, vessels, trainings) in GE, UA, RF (but also RO, BG) BADLYNEEDED • Regional scheme of sharing the data in harmonised formats and harmonised/sunchronised monitoring schemes coordinated by the BSC essential for any follow up decision making (Programme of Measures) • Establishment of regional BS status assessment schemes needed at the BSC level – impact on fact-based decision making and follow up investments

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