Resources - GES4SEAS

On this page you can explore all the outputs of the project and collaborative resources that fall under the scope of the GES4SEAS project. If you have any questions about these, we would be happy to hear your thoughts and feedback. Feel free to drop us a message.

VIDEOS INFOGRAPHICS POLICY BRIEFS COMIC BOOK DOCUMENTS COMMUNITY RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL MODULES MOOC’s PUBLICATIONS DELIVERABLES & MILESTONES SUMMER SCHOOLS

Videos

Infographics

POLICY BRIEFS

The method of choosing tools to support Ecosystem-Based Management and marine ecosystem managers – SEAS4GES

Policy brief #1

Bringing climate change into the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) revision

Policy brief #2

Cumulative pressures at sea demand action: Tools to make management possible

Policy brief #3

Why tipping points are important when managing marine systems?

Policy brief #4

Healthy oceans for health societies

Policy brief #5

Good Environmental Status – What is it and how do we know when it is achieved?

Policy brief #6

Ocean optimism – how we can build on our knowledge for a better future for oceans

Policy brief #7

Collated policy briefs from the GES4SEAS Project (download here).

Summaries of the policy briefs from the GES4SEAS Project (download here).

COMIC BOOK

A comic book focused on the different key messages of the project was co-created with different European schools and it is now available in different languages.

English
OUR SEAS, OUR STORY, OUR FUTURE (download here)
Basque
GURE ITSASOAK, GURE ISTORIOA, GURE ETORKIZUNA (download here)
Catalan
ELS NOSTRES MARS, LA NOSTRA HISTÒRIA, EL NOSTRE FUTUR (download here)
Dutch
Onze Zee, Onze Geschiedenis, Onze Toekomst (download here)
Finnish
MEIDÄN MEREMME, MEIDÄN TARINAMME, MEIDÄN TULEVAISUUTEMME (download here)
French
NOS MERS, NOTRE HISTOIRE, NOTRE AVENIR (download here)
German

UNSERE MEERE, UNSERE GESCHICHTE, UNSERE ZUKUNFT (download here)
Greek
ΟΙ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΕΣ ΜΑΣ, Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΜΑΣ, ΤΟ ΜΕΛΛΟΝ ΜΑΣ (download here)
Danish
VORES HAVE, VORES, HISTORIE, VORES FREMTID (download here)
Italian
I NOSTRI MARI, LA NOSTRA STORIA, IL NOSTRO FUTURO (download here)
Low German
UNS MEER, UNS GESCHICHT, UNS TOKUNFT (download here)
Romanian

MĂRILE NOASTRE, POVESTEA NOASTRĂ, VIITORUL NOSTRU (download here)
Portuguese
O NOSSO MAR, A NOSSA HISTÓRIA, O NOSSO FUTURO (download here)
Slovenian
NAŠA MORJA, NAŠA ZGODBA, NAŠA PRIHODNOST (download here)
Spanish
NUESTROS MARES, NUESTRA HISTORIA, NUESTRO FUTURO (download here)
Turkish
DENIZLERIMIZ, HIKAYEMIZ, GELECEĞIMIZ (download here)
Without text
Our Seas, Our Story, Our Future (download here)

Documents

Marine Strategy Framework Directive Terminology Definitions and Lists
This document supports a common understanding and coherent use of the Marine
Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) terminology and official reporting lists within the GES4SEAS Project.

How to cite: Smith C., Papadopoulou N., Elliott M., Franco A., Barnard A., Borja Á., Uyarra M.C., 2022. Marine Strategy Framework Directive Terminology Definitions and Lists. GES4SEAS Project. 29 pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34954.75207

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List of EOVs/EBVs for assessing cumulative effects identified
This GES4SEAS milestone (M5.4) identifies a list of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) that can support MSFD reporting and provide a monitoring basis for future work on cumulative pressures in European seas.

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The Ocean Cube
Download GES4SEAS Ocean Cube to print

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GES4SEAS toolbox leaflet
This document explains what is the GES4SEAS toolbox and how it helps supporting Member Stats and Regional Seas Conventions in marine environmental assessment.

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Glossary
The GES4SEAS project has created a document to support a common understanding and coherent use of the Marine Strategy framework Directive (MSFD) terminology and official reporting lists.

The terms are organized thematically, and not alphabetically, following the DAPSI(W)R(M) scheme.

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Community Resources

More than 15 peer-reviewed articles have already been published within the scope of GES4SEAS. Visit our Zenodo community and follow our Google Scholar profile for more details and updates.

Zenodo
This community is for all outputs of the GES4SEAS Project, such as publications, datasets, software, among others.

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Google Scholar
Our Google Scholar profile contains all academic publications related to the GES4SEAS project.

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Educational Modules

GES4SEAS Educational Modules translate the project’s science and its six key messages into a complete, ready-to-use educational resource for marine educators, teachers, learners and relevant stakeholders.

Module 1 — Healthy seas for healthy human societies.
Module 2 — Pressures in the marine environment: 1 + 1 is not always 2.
Module 3 — Good Environmental Status and how it can affect your health and life (Black Sea case study).
Module 4 — Tipping points: small changes that trigger big shifts.
Module 5 — Ecosystem-Based Management: managing the whole or the hole.
Module 6 — Ocean optimism: rewriting the narrative of our seas.

Each module is structured pedagogically, opening with learning outcomes and a sequence of lessons that combine accessible text, embedded videos and infographics (including GES4SEAS materials such infographics and animated videos), real-world case studies from the project’s Learning Sites and partners, and “check your understanding” activities. Each module closes with final considerations and a curated set of additional resources linking to complementary lesson plans from established initiatives.

Download the educational modules here.

MOOC’s

Withing the scope of the GES4SEAS project, several Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC’s) will be developed. The thematic of these MOOC’s are defined, but not limited to:

2023

Healthy seas for healthy human societies

2024

Pressures in the marine environment
Good environmental status

2025

Tipping points

Ecosystem-based management

2026

Ocean Optimism

These are currently undergoing, and you can follow our page on Twitter and Mastodon for regular updates, or read below on our website:

PUBLICATIONS

Here’s a list of publications already published by the GES4SEAS project.

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Deliverables and Milestones

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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Work Package Nº	Deliverable/Milestone related nº	Name	Due Date	Status
WP1	M1.3	Brief on PAB outcomes to WP2	Sep – 2022	View the submitted version here
WP1	M1.1	PAB composition	Oct – 2022	Achieved. The list of PAB members is available here.
WP1	M1.2	Calendar of main participatory events	Oct – 2022	Achieved
WP6	M6.1	Branding materials	Oct – 2022	Achieved. The brand book is available here.
WP7	M7.1	Minutes kick-off meeting	Nov – 2022	Achieved (sensitive information)

Work Package Nº	Deliverable/Milestone Related Nº	Name	Due Date	Status
WP5	D5.1	Data management plan	Feb – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP6	D6.1	Communication, dissemination and exploitation plans.	Feb – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP8	D8.1	OEI – Requirement No. 1	Feb – 2023	Approved (sensitive information)
WP4	D4.1	Beta prototype toolbox combining existing codes for GES and CIA/CEA assessments	Apr – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP2	D2.1	Ecosystem management approaches based on a review of the activity-pressures-effects chain towards achieving GES in the MSFD	May – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP2	D2.2	Technical report on the state-of-the-art in support of EBM approaches to address HABs, jellyfish outbreaks invasive species and decline of top predators	Sep – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP2	D2.3	Guidelines (Best Practical Options) for Practical Ecosystem Approach	Sep – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP3	D3.1	Selected methods and potential applications in project LSs	Sep – 2023	Approved. View the final version here
WP1	M1.4	Brief on PAB feedback/outcomes to WPs 2-4	Feb – 2023	Achieved
WP1	M1.5	Brief on PAB feedback/outcomes to WPs 2-5 (1st year)	Sep – 2023	View the submitted version here
WP2	M2.1	Reviews completed	Feb – 2023	Achieved (sensitive information)
WP6	M6.2	Key messages defined	Feb – 2023	Achieved. View the key messages here
WP6	M6.7	Summer schools	Feb – 2023	Achieved in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. View here.
WP2	M2.2	Approaches to address HABs, jellyfish outbreaks and invasive species	May – 2023	Achieved
WP2	M2.3	Draft guidelines (best practical options) for practical ecosystem approach	May – 2023	Achieved
WP5	M5.1	Repository for pressures/impacts at Learning Sites	May – 2023	Achieved
WP6	M6.3	Educational Twitter MOOCs created	May – 2023	Achieved. View the MOOCs here
WP4	M4.1	Data structure and interface definitions	Jul – 2023	Achieved (sensitive information)
WP6	M6.9	Joint international meetings	Aug – 2023	Achieved
WP6	M6.10	Ocean sampling day participation	Aug – 2023	Modified and achieved.
WP3	M3.1	Decision tree released	Sep – 2023	Achieved
WP3	M3.2	Revision of methods to test tipping points and thresholds	Sep – 2023	Achieved
WP5	M5.2	Method identified for assessment and management of HABs, invasive species and jellyfish bloom	Sep – 2023	Achieved
WP7	M7.2	Minutes of the annual meeting 1	Oct – 2023	Achieved (sensitive information)

Work Package Nº	Deliverable/Milestone Related Nº	Name	Due Date	Status
WP1	M1.6	Brief on PAB feedback/outcomes to WPs 4-5	Feb – 2024	View the submitted version here
WP4	M4.2	Response curve/threshold/tipping point model for the tool	Feb – 2024	Achieved.
WP5	D5.5	Data management plan update M18	Feb – 2024	Approved. View the final version here
WP8	D8.2	POPD – H – NEC – EPQ – Requirement No. 2	Feb – 2024	Approved (sensitive information)
WP1	M1.7	Brief on PAB feedback / outcomes to WPs2-5 (second year)	Sep – 2024	View the submitted version here
WP4	M4.3	Key aggregation methods for the tools	Sep – 2024	View the submitted version here
WP7	M7.3	Minutes anual meeting 2	Oct – 2024	Achieved (sensitive information)

Work Package Nº	Deliverable/Milestone Related Nº	Name	Due Date	Status
WP3	D3.2	Applications of selected tools by LSs, their specific configurations and main outputs to test tipping points and thresholds	Feb – 2025	Achieved. View the final version here
WP4	D4.2	Framework and toolbox for assessment and analyses of CIA/CEA, GES status, Ecosystem Services, and uncertainty	Feb – 2025	View the submitted version here
WP5	D5.2	Review and testing methods for HABs, invasive species and jellyfish blooms	Jun – 2025	Achieved. View the final version here
WP5	D5.6	Data management plan update M36	Aug – 2025	View the submitted version here
WP8	D8.3	NEC – POPD – H – EPQ – Requirement No. 3	Aug – 2025	Achieved (sensitive information)

Work Package Nº	Deliverable/Milestone Related Nº	Name	Due Date	Status
WP5	D5.3	Synthesis of applying frameworks and tipping point concepts to learning sites	Feb – 2026	Achieved. View the submitted version here
WP4	D4.3	Fully documented and tested toolbox and guidelines	Apr – 2026	Achieved. View the submitted version here
WP1	D1.1	Guidance and recommendations for practitioners, as a brief collection	Jun – 2026	Submitted
WP1	D1.2	Toolbox stakeholders training sessions	Aug – 2026	In preparation
WP2	D2.4	Lessons learnt in the application of the Guidelines	Aug – 2026	In preparation
WP5	D5.4	Guidelines for monitoring and management of coastal ecosystems exposed to multiple pressures	Aug – 2026	In preparation
WP5	D5.7	Data management plan after the end of the project	Aug – 2026	In preparation
WP6	D6.2	Impacts from the communication, dissemination and exploitation activities	Aug – 2026	In preparation
WP6	D6.3	Open access book	Aug – 2026	Achieved. View the final version here
WP6	D6.4	Educational modules	Aug – 2026	Achieved. View the submitted version here
WP8	D8.4	NEC – POPD – H – EPQ – Requirement No. 4	Aug – 2026	In preparation

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SUMMER SCHOOLS

Within the scope of the GES4SEAS, several summer schools have been organized in collaboration with other Horizon Europe projects.

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