HarmoNIA project

29/05/2026

Contributing to "Good" Eutrophication Data for Marine Policies and Research. Accepted and soon to be published on Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability - Sec. Marine Governance https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/articles/10.3389/focsu.2026.1835133/abstract
policy quality control assessment data data

The increasing demand for reliable marine data to support environmental policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in Europe requires ha...

19/10/2025

🌿Prvo usposabljanje za varstvo lagunskih ekosistemov v okviru projekta BioTiles je uspešno za nami! 💪

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬Strokovnjaka iz italijanskega inštituta OGS (Nacionalni inštitut za oceanografijo in eksperimentalno geofiziko) sta nam v Naravnem rezervatu Škocjanski zatok predstavila pomen odprte znanosti in učinkovitega upravljanja podatkov o biotski raznovrstnosti.

🎯 Cilj? Vzpostavitev lagunskega HUB-a za varstvo ekosistemov in prilagajanje na podnebne spremembe.

Več o projektu in izvedenem dogodku na spletni strani 👉 https://skocjanski-zatok.org/2025/10/prvo-usposabljanje-v-okviru-projekta-biotiles-uspesno-izvedeno/


🌿 Conclusa con successo il primo training per la tutela degli ecosistemi lagunari nell’ambito del progetto BioTiles! 💪

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬Due esperti dell’Istituto OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale) hanno presentato, presso la Riserva Naturale Škocjanski zatok, l’importanza della scienza aperta e della gestione efficace dei dati sulla biodiversità.

🎯 Obiettivo? La creazione di un HUB lagunare per la tutela degli ecosistemi e l’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici.

🔗 Maggiori informazioni sul progetto e sull’evento sul sito web 👉 https://skocjanski-zatok.org/it/2025/10/primo-training-nellambito-del-progetto-biotiles-realizzato-con-successo/

10/04/2024

Very interesting, in this time of elections in many parts of the world

At times, climate policies are divisive and polarizing, others they do not even reach party platforms. At first glance, climate policies should carry significant weight in voters' decisions, but the situation is much more complex. To better understand it, we reckon with political short-term goals, t...

09/11/2023

Feel free to participate:
Knowledge about the impact of pollution - beyond plastics - on ocean health is fragmented and scattered. Back to Blue invites all ocean stakeholders to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap. Have your say at: https://forms.gle/YdsqGfm6hsk3ZbiB6

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Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation is spearheading a global process to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap. Our goal is to imagine what a globally coordinated effort to close this knowledge gap would look like and take this as a proposal....

14/09/2023

Join our team!

Announcement of public selection based on qualifications and interview for n. 1 Professionalizing Fellowships in the field “Management and visualization of oceanographic data” for the Section of Oceanography of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS.

More information: https://www.ogs.it/it/concorsi/bando-422023-selezione-pubblica-titoli-e-colloquio-il-conferimento-di-n-1-assegno-di
Announcement:https://www.ogs.it/sites/default/files/Call_42_2023.pdf
Application deadline: 04/10/2023 - 23:59

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06/06/2023

HarmoNIA coordinator was invited to contribute to "BACK TO BLUE - CLOSING THE MARINE POLLUTION DATA GAP. Workshop 1: Defining a science-based and purpose-driven approach to marine chemical pollution", oganized by the Economist Group and the Nippon Foundation and moderated by experts from London Imperial College.

This global initiative saw the participation of 17 experts from all over the world who were invited to share expertiese and views on needs of coordinated and coherent approaches to marine pollution monitoring and data governance, on priorities and scientific gaps.

20/03/2023

Case studies on using "good data" to support "good decisions" presented at the Advanced Master in Sustainable Blue Economy. HarmoNIA Geoportal to evaluate coastal vulnerability to oil spill dispersion was presented last Friday.

Blue Skills - OGS Sustainable Blue Economy OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale

10/02/2023

To date, there has been no comprehensive effort to harmonise, collate, analyse and interpret data to build a holistic picture of , the Back to Blue initiative by Economist Impact and the Nippon Foundation is seeking to change that, here’s how you can help:


Explore this: https://backtoblueinitiative.com/take-action-on-ocean-pollution/
WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT THE OCEAN​ POLLUTION​ DATA GAP?

10/02/2023

Scientists believe that pollution severely affects ocean health. Yet, with very little data about the scale and scope of marine pollution, it’s impossible to know for sure. The first step to zero-pollution ocean: close the evidence gap.

02/02/2023

Published online a synthesis of HarmoNIA results. Nice article highlighting the importance of sharing harmonized data to assess and address marine pollution and of collaborating at European scale.

Sapevi che la raccolta dei dati sull’inquinamento marino prima non veniva svolta da tutti i Paesi europei osservando un unico metodo? Con questo...