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Marine Board‐ESF: Structure and Activities POGO 12 meeting Seoul 24‐ 24‐26 January 2011 Antoine Dosdat Ifremer Vice‐President Marine Board‐ESF www.esf.org/marineboard Outline of Presentation • Overview of Marine Board‐ESF (Structure and Objectives) • Policy Context • Marine Board Core Activities and outputs www.esf.org/marineboard 2 Marine Board‐ESF The Marine Board provides a pan‐European platform for its member organisations to develop common priorities, to advance marine research, and to bridge the gap between science and policy in order to meet future marine science challenges and opportunities. • Established in 1995; by Member Organisations in consultation with the European Commission • 30 Member Organisations (Research Funding and Performing Organisations) from 19 countries • – – Node for: Knowledge exchange between national science organisations Science Forum, with members and other networks (EuroGOOS, EFARO, ICES, ECORD, WaterBorne TP, etc.); MB Biennial Forum Policy Interface: European Commission = Permanent observer – European focal point for marine science Forum Strategy Voice Synergy www.esf.org/marineboard 3 Marine Board Member Organisations 30 MOs from 19 countries www.esf.org/marineboard 4 Marine Board InnovOcean site, Ostend, Belgium Marine Board-ESF UNESCO IOC IODE Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) www.esf.org/marineboard Marine Board‐ESF Governance • The Board: Member Organisations = major marine research funding and performing organisations ‐ direct funding of the Secretariat ‐ decisions on activities (Plenary twice yearly) • Executive Committee – Chair: Lars Horn (Research Council of Norway) – vice‐Chairs (6): • • • • • • Jan Mees (VLIZ, Belgium), Colpan Polat Beken (TUBITAK, Turkey), Geoffrey O’Sullivan (Marine Institute, Ireland), Antoine Dosdat (Ifremer, France), Ed Hill (NOCS, UK), Beatriz Morales Nin (MICNN, Spain) – Executive Scientific Secretary: Niall McDonough – Decisions on activities and operation • Secretariat – 1 Executive Scientific Secretary – 3 Science Officers – 1 Administrator www.esf.org/marineboard 6 Marine Board’s Raison d’être: Science Strategy and Policy elaborated collectively via: 1. Specialist Workshops / Conferences • E.g. EurOCEAN 2004 (Galway), 2007 (Aberdeen), 2010 (Ostend – in preparation) 2. Follow policy developments: Science‐Policy Interface 3. FP6 & FP7 Projects: ERA‐NETs, Foresight, Governance • FP6 (completed): MarinERA, AMPERA, FEUFAR • FP7 (Starting): EMAR2RES, MARCOM+, SEAS‐ERA, CLAMER 4. Core Marine Board Outputs/Activities: • Working Groups / Position Papers • Vision Groups / Vision Documents • Marine Board Panels • Marine Board biennial Forum • Conferences www.esf.org/marineboard 7 The European Marine Science Policy Landscape •The Integrated Maritime Policy for Europe (Oct 2007) •European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research •Marine Strategy Framework Directive •European Research Area (ERA) And… •Lisbon / Gothenburg Agendas •White Paper on Climate Change •European Climate/Energy Package for 2020 •Etc.. www.esf.org/marineboard Chronology of events Partnership Science - Policy Galway 2004 Brussels 2004 2006 EU Parliament 2005 Brussels 2007 Communication on the marine EU Blue Book and maritime &Action Plan strategy www.esf.org/marineboard October 2007 Sept 2008 Bremen 2007 Aberdeen 2007 September 2008 – A Major Milestone European Marine Observation & Data Network (EMODNET) European Atlas of the Seas Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change Maritime Spatial Planning Improved Maritime Surveillance www.esf.org/marineboard European Strategy for Marine & Maritime Research •Capacity Building •Integration across disciplines •Synergies between Member States •New Forms of Governance Ocean of Tomorrow FP7 Research Initiative European Renewable Ocean Energy Strategy European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research: Implementation Actions www.esf.org/marineboard FP7 Projects EMAR²RES project ‐ European MARine and MARitime REsearch and Science Objective: Exploiting synergies between marine and maritime research communities; Focus on maritime transport Horizontal themes include competitiveness and climate change Consortium: 5 partners incl. Marine Board as marine partner; Community of European Shipyards Associations (CESA) as coordinator. Kick‐off on 24November 2009 (Ostend). 30 month duration MARCOM+ project ‐ Towards an Integrated Marine and Maritime Science Community Objective: Support the marine and maritime science partnership for an independent consolidated science advice Establish a sustainable “Marine and Maritime Science and Technology Forum” Further dialogue between research communities, civil society, industry and policy makers Contribute to a new governance model Consortium: 10 partners incl. Marine Board; ICES as coordinator. Kick‐off on 12 January 2010 (Copenhagen). 24 month duration www.esf.org/marineboard FP7 Projects and Proposals continued… SEAS‐ERA proposal ‐ European MARine and MARitime REsearch and Science Objective: create marine overarching platform for Research Funding Organisations, implement a basin approach, develop and implement common research programmes (incl. infrastructures) ; Consortium: 21 partners incl. Marine Board; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) as coordinator. Kick‐off on 13 April 2010 (Madrid). 48 month duration CLAMER proposal – Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem Research Objective: to raise awareness of citizens to EU research results on the impacts of climate change on the marine environment, including socio‐economic consequences; Consortium: 13 partners incl. Marine Board as Work Package Leader; Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) as coordinator. Kick‐off on 15‐16 March 2010. 18 month duration www.esf.org/marineboard Core Marine Board Activities 1. Working Groups – Position Papers • • • WG SEAMBOR (2010), WG POL (2010), WG BIOTECH (2010) WG MICROCEAN (2011), WG MPAs (2011), Navigating the Future IV (2011) 2. Marine Board Panels • • Marine Board Communications Panel European Scientific Diving Panel 3. Marine Board Forum 1. 2. Marine Data Challenges: From Observation to Information (Ostend, May 2008) Long‐term Time Series Stations: Essential Marine Monitoring Infrastructures for Europe (Brussels, September 2010) 4. Conferences • Marine Biotechnology Future Challenges. Marine Board/ESF/COST conference, Italy, June 2010 5. Vision Groups – Vision Documents • • EMODNET (2008) [Marine Board – EuroGOOS] Renewable Ocean Energy (2010) www.esf.org/marineboard Working Groups ‐ Position Papers: Modus Operandi •Address subjects of European dimension which are of strategic importance for marine sciences Terms of Reference agreed & Chair appointed Working Group composed of national experts (8‐12) invited and nominated by Member Organisation Delegates. Usually 3 meetings. 18 month duration (approx.) Expected output: MB Position Paper (peer‐reviewed) Outcomes and impact: ¾ subject to be taken into account by national and European programmes ¾ Uptake by policy makers ¾ Enhanced interaction and elaboration of common views by scientists, leading to new projects www.esf.org/marineboard Requires effective dissemination to end‐users! Recently Published Marine Board Position Papers • Navigating the Future III (November 2006) Integrated Recommendations and research priorities on the whole spectrum of marine sciences • Impact of Climate Change on the European Marine and Coastal Environment (March 2007) Ecosystem approach on European regional seas and oceans • European Ocean Research Fleet (March 2007) Quantitative and qualitative approach towards a common strategy and enhanced use • Remote Sensing of Shelf Sea Ecosystems (February 2008) Requirement for regular monitoring of shelf sea ecosystems • The Effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammals (June 2008) Research strategy following an Expert Workshop www.esf.org/marineboard 16 Current and New Marine Board Working Groups ON‐GOING • Sciences dimensions of Ecosystem Approach to Management of Biotic Ocean Resources (Joint activity with ICES & EFARO) Chair: Jake Rice (ICES, Canada) • Risk assessment and monitoring of existing and emerging new chemicals in the European marine and coastal environment Chair: Colin Janssen (University of Ghent, Belgium) Co‐Chair: Patrick Roose (MUMM, Belgium) • A European Strategy for Marine Biotechnology Chair: Joel Querellou Ifremer, France) PLANNED • Marine Microbial Diversity and its role in ecosystem functioning and environmental change Chair: Frank Oliver Glöckner (Max Planck Institute, Germany) • Marine Protected Areas Chair: Esben Moland Olsen (Institute for Marine Research, Norway) www.esf.org/marineboard 17 Vision Groups ‐ Vision Documents: Modus Operandi Address emergent scientific topics of strategic importance for marine sciences Terms of Reference agreed & Chair appointed Working Group composed of national experts (6‐8) nominated by Member Organisation Delegates. Usually 3 meetings. 6‐10 month duration (approx.) Expected output: MB Vision Document (external review, +/‐ 10 pages) Outcomes and impact: ¾ subject to be taken into account by national and European programmes ¾ Uptake by policy makers ¾ Enhanced interaction and elaboration of common views by scientists, leading to new projects Requires effective dissemination to end‐users! www.esf.org/marineboard Vision Document on European Marine Observations and Data Network • Review the background policy documentation addressing EMODNET; •Identify the concepts relevant for the EMODNET • Science and policy dimensions of these concepts • Develop a Vision Document targeted towards policymakers Co‐Chairs: A.Dosdat (Ifremer) & P.Ryder (EUROGOOS) Published in September 2008 www.esf.org/marineboard Marine Board Panels Communications Panel • “Panel” of the MB‐ESF ‐ collaborative network of marine communicators across Europe. • Chaired by Jan Seys (VLIZ, BE); Facilitated by the MB Secretariat • Mutually assist its members in promoting and communicating marine science across Europe and exchanging ideas on events, communication methods and best practice. Scientific Diving Panel www.esf.org/marineboard • Established in 2008 • Chaired by J.P. Féral (CNRS, France) • Facilitated by the MB‐ESF Secretariat • Increase visibility, recognition and support for Scientific Diving in the marine science field Marine Board Biennial Forum 1st Marine Board Forum Marine Data Challenges: from observation to information (Ostend, Belgium, 15 May 2008) ‐ 86 participants from 49 organisations 2nd Marine Board Forum •Long‐term Time‐Series Stations – Essential Marine Monitoring Infrastructures for Europe (provisional title) •Brussels – Belgium, 16 September2010) •Targeted audience: policy makers, programme managers and scientists www.esf.org/marineboard Thank you for your attention www.esf.org/marineboard 22