Wiring computational reproducibility into everyday research: REWIRE project kicks off in Athens

Source: REWIRE press release
More computational research is being published with its data and code. But sharing those materials is not the same as making a result reproducible. To reproduce a computational result, researchers also need a record of the decisions made along the way: what was planned, which choices were kept, the software environment in which the analysis ran, and the links connecting a publication to the exact data, code and workflow behind it.

The tools for capturing this information already exist. The problem is that they are rarely built into the everyday processes of research. Research planning, execution and publishing do not routinely ask for this information, so it often goes unrecorded. By the time somebody tries to reproduce the work, important parts of the record may already be lost.

REWIRE sets out to change that. Rather than developing another set of tools, REWIRE brings together three existing approaches, each addressing a different stage of the research process: planning, execution and publication. The aim is to embed them into normal research workflows so that the information needed for reproducibility is captured as the work happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards.
The project will test this approach in real organisations, including national research funders, research infrastructures, research-performing organisations and a scientific publishing platform. Just as importantly, it will document what organisations need to put these practices in place, and what it takes for them to last.

Two days in Athens
On 17–18 September 2026, the twelve project partners and eight pilot organisations met in Athens, with additional colleagues joining online, for the REWIRE kick-off.

Christos Arvanitidis, LifeWatch ERIC Chief Executive Officer, and Joaquin Lopez Lerida, Data e-Science, Blockchain and European Projects Officer at LW ERIC ICT-Core, joined the meeting. LifeWatch ERIC is one of the eight organisations (pilots) that will put the REWIRE interventions into practice in their own institutional settings, adopting the interventions that make sense for its role and existing workflows; what LW ERIC learns will feed into the REWIRE BLUEPRINTS: an open record of what organisations tried, how they implemented it and what worked in practice.

“If you cannot repeat, why believe the results?” asked Professor Yannis Ioannidis of Athena Research Center, which coordinates REWIRE, in his opening remarks. In computational research, he argued, repeating a result is often technically possible. The harder problem is making reproducibility part of routine practice.

During the two-day hybrid event, project partners established the foundations for collaboration, reviewed the project objectives and coordinated the activities that will support computational reproducibility across research practice, policy and infrastructure. The meeting also introduced REWIRE’s implementation pathways, reproducibility workflows, training programme, pilot activities and plans for building a cross-sectoral community.
For more information, read the official press release.

About the project
REWIRE is a Horizon Europe project making computational reproducibility a practical, everyday part of research across Europe.
REWIRE works with pilot organisations across Europe to deploy reproducibility interventions at three points of the research workflow — planning, executing and publishing — and captures the evidence of what works. The results become reusable blueprints, training and a follower network, so other organisations can adopt the same practices without starting from scratch.
REWIRE runs from September 2026 to August 2029 and is coordinated by Athena Research Center.

Funded by the European Union under grant agreement No 101287431. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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EOSC Mesh to connect research infrastructures and advance the European Open Science Cloud

Source: EGI FOundation press release

From 24 to 25 September 2026, LifeWatch ERIC was involved in the EOSC Mesh kick off meeting in Ghent, Belgium. Adrian Guerrero Bermudez, Hybrid Cloud Data Centre & Software Systems Operation Manager at LifeWatch ERIC ICT Core, and Zhiming Zao, VLIC Technical Manager, joined the meeting.
Launched by a consortium of 46 organisations and coordinated by the EGI Foundation, EOSC Mesh – Connecting Nodes to Advance the EOSC Federation is an initiative designed to strengthen the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) by connecting research infrastructures, digital services and scientific communities across Europe.
EOSC Mesh will establish seven interoperable EOSC Nodes covering environmental sciences, social sciences and humanities, life sciences, high-energy physics, scholarly communication and e-infrastructures. Together, these Nodes will form a distributed EOSC Mesh Hub, offering 25 federating capabilities to help researchers discover, access, process and reuse data, software, workflows and other research outputs across organisational and national boundaries.
LifeWatch ERIC is involved in WP3 activities, supporting the planning, set-up, integration and delivery of Nodes into the EOSC Federation.
The project will provide a continuum of federated data, compute and storage resources, supported by services for authentication, cataloguing, federated search, workflow management, secure processing of sensitive data, data transfer, provenance and service monitoring. This will make it easier for research communities to combine resources from different infrastructures and run reproducible, cross-border workflows.
“EOSC Mesh will turn federation into a practical experience for researchers and infrastructure providers,” said Diego Scardaci, EGI Foundation (project coordinator). “By connecting independent Nodes through shared services, technical expertise and coordinated support, we can make European research resources easier to find, access and reuse.”
The project will demonstrate the value of the EOSC Mesh Hub through seven scientific use cases, including AI model validation on sensitive health data, cross-Node particle-physics workflows, environmental monitoring, analysis of volcanic eruptions, ocean-risk prevention and the discovery of historical newspaper data. EOSC Mesh will also support new providers and potential Node operators through training, open calls, technical assistance and a dedicated Node Operator Framework.
EOSC Mesh will work closely with the EOSC Partnership, the EOSC EU Node, other EOSC Nodes and related European initiatives. Its results will help lower the barriers for future organisations wishing to join the EOSC Federation.
For more information, visit the project website.


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REGENSOILL kicks off in Birmingham: regenerating Europe’s brownfield soils

LifeWatch ERIC joined partners from across Europe at Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 16 to 18 September 2026 for the kick-off meeting of REGENSOILL (Regenerating Brownfield Soils through Transdisciplinary Living Labs and Nature-Based Solutions). The 54-month Horizon Europe project contributes to the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” and aims to restore soil quality on industrial and urban brownfield sites through nature-based solutions, digital decision-support tools and regional consultation processes.
Around 60 experts from 25 beneficiaries and one associated partner in 12 countries took part, welcomed by Project Coordinator Daniel J. Nowakowski. Over three days, the teams presented their Work Package plans and received guidance from Project Officer Benoit Pereira and Policy Officer Jelena Vidović of DG AGRI. The consortium also visited two potential sites for the Birmingham Living Lab, where participants discussed the challenges of post-industrial soils and ways to involve local communities.
REGENSOILL is built around five Living Labs: Birmingham (United Kingdom), Budapest (Hungary), Lille Metropole (France), Upper Silesia (Poland) and a cross-border Baltic cluster covering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. They will bring together scientists, local authorities, businesses, landowners and communities to co-create, test and demonstrate a toolkit of scientifically validated bioremediation solutions. Beyond restoring degraded soils, the project aims to reduce exposure to historical pollution, boost urban biodiversity, improve stormwater management, combat heat islands and accelerate the reuse of brownfield sites without encroaching on new natural areas.
LifeWatch ERIC’s role
In REGENSOILL, LifeWatch ERIC leads two tasks in Work Package 6: the development of predictive models and a simulation engine, and the design and development of a Decision Support System (DSS) for the remediation and green redevelopment of brownfields. Built on digital twins of the sites, the system will simulate contaminant behaviour, soil health recovery and biodiversity under different nature-based solutions, such as phytoremediation or biochar and compost amendments.
AI methods will generate high-quality synthetic data to address data sparsity, stress-test workflows and validate models, making the DSS more reliable and scalable across sites and environmental conditions. The models will then be calibrated with field data from the Living Labs, and the results presented through interactive maps and scenario comparisons for planners, landowners and citizens. LifeWatch ERIC will also curate the soil biodiversity data collected across the Living Labs, making it openly accessible, interoperable and reusable.

Find out more at: regensoill.eu

MEDCONNECT, the Mediterranean Lighthouse of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”, launches in Limassol

Source: MEDCONNECT press release

Connecting blue innovators and scaling solutions across the Mediterranean: this is the mission of MEDCONNECT, the Mediterranean Lighthouse of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” officially launched on 29 September 2026 at the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Cyprus.

At a time when the Mediterranean is under growing pressure from climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, MEDCONNECT aims to move promising innovations beyond the pilot stage and into real coastal environments, accelerating their deployment, financing and uptake across the region.

The public event took place at the Chamber’s premises in Limassol, Cyprus, opening the MEDCONNECT kick-off meeting on 29-30 September. The launch event included an institutional welcome, a presentation of MEDCONNECT, high-level diplomatic remarks by Ambassadors and representatives of Mediterranean countries participating in the project.
The two-day meeting was the first opportunity to bring the full partnership around the same table, align priorities and turn the project architecture into a shared programme of action.

The meeting was attended by Christos Arvanitidis, LifeWatch ERIC Chief Executive Officer, and Cristina Huertas-Olivares, Senior Scientific Officer at LifeWatch ERIC Statutory Seat.
LifeWatch ERIC leads WP9 “Innovation Ecosystem Capacity Building” and will be involved in: building and strengthening innovation ecosystems across the three Regional Hubs; enabling collaboration with 5-helix stakeholders and youth to drive investment and innovative solutions uptake; enhancing stakeholders’ capacities to adopt and scale innovations through targeted training; empowering off-takers to integrate innovations sustainably into their operations and services; fostering continuous multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure solutions are user-driven to guarantee sustainable basin socio-economic development.

Funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe and coordinated by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), MEDCONNECT brings together 20 partners across the Mediterranean Basin. Over three years, the project will work through 14 national hubs and three regional living lab systems in Croatia, Cyprus and Spain, where 15 innovative solutions will be tested and refined under real coastal conditions. MEDCONNECT will also support access to public and private investment, digital monitoring, behavioural change and local capacity building, with the goal of scaling validated solutions and creating a lasting Mediterranean innovation ecosystem.

“MEDCONNECT marks more than the formal start of a European project: it is the beginning of a shared ambition for the Mediterranean,” said Gotelenne Piaton, MEDCONNECT Project Coordinator at CMMI. “Our goal is to connect actors across the basin, bring innovative solutions into real-world environments and create the conditions for them to be replicated and scaled.”

The two-day kick-off meeting brought together partners from more than 14 countries across the Mediterranean Basin, alongside representatives of CINEA and DG MARE, and concluded with a visit to the Port of Limassol and EUROGATE Container Terminal.

About MEDCONNECT
MEDCONNECT – Mediterranean Lighthouse Connectivity Platform for Scaling Up Solutions and Regional Partnerships – is the Mediterranean Lighthouse of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”. Funded by Horizon Europe and coordinated by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), the three-year project brings together 20 partners from across the Mediterranean and Europe to accelerate the restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and the transition to a climate-neutral, competitive blue economy. Working through national hubs and three regional living lab systems in Croatia, Cyprus and Spain, MEDCONNECT will refine and demonstrate 15 innovative solutions under real coastal conditions, mobilise public and private investment, deploy digital monitoring and promote behavioural change.
Its goal is to establish a permanent Mediterranean innovation ecosystem that turns validated solutions into financed deployments aligned with the Mission’s 2030 objectives.

Follow MEDCONNECT
Website: https://medconnect-lighthouse.eu
LinkedIn: @medconnect-eu | Instagram: @medconnect_eu

MEDCONNECT is part of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” and is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101296089. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Advancing FAIR tools for climate change adaptation with FAIR2Adapt

FAIR2ADAPT climate change adaptation

The FAIR2Adapt project hasn’t stopped over the summer, and continued to follow its programme of case study development and community engagement, coordinated by LifeWatch ERIC.

A fourth webinar in the FAIR Solution series was launched, presented by Tina Odaka (Ifremer), demonstrating how high-resolution coastal ocean models from the RiOMar project can be made accessible and reusable through a FAIR dashboard built on the I-ADOPT framework (full webinar series here: https://www.youtube.com/@EOSCFair2Adaptproject).

This summer also brought a notable demonstration of FAIR infrastructure in action: the same FAIR dashboard developed for RiOMar was successfully reused, without modification, for FAIR2Adapt’s Arctic radionuclide case study. This is a concrete example of reusing FAIR Digital Objects across scientific domains, demonstrating exactly the kind of reusable-by-design infrastructure LifeWatch ERIC aims to build for biodiversity and ecosystem data.

In parallel, the project team held a co-design workshop with the weADAPT community – a global knowledge exchange platform for climate change adaptation – to shape two AI-powered tools currently in development: an AI chatbot for exploring the platform’s knowledge base, and an AI-assisted tagging and metadata system.

Towards the end of the summer, FAIR2Adapt partners brought the project’s work to two major events.
Barbara Magagna (GO FAIR Foundation, FAIR2Adapt) participated in a full-day workshop at the ECCB 2026 SIB Communities Day in Geneva, where experts from ELIXIR Europe, CODATA, and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics compared FAIRification frameworks and stress-tested cross-framework integration across biodiversity, health, and AI domains. Held alongside the European Congress of Conservation Biology, the session put FAIR2Adapt’s approach directly in front of the biodiversity and conservation community that is LifeWatch ERIC’s own core audience, reinforcing alignment between FAIR2Adapt’s framework and LifeWatch ERIC’s FAIRification work. The groups agreed to position their frameworks as complementary components of a unified FAIR ecosystem rather than competing standards.
Lauren Snyder (TIB) presented the TIB Knowledge Loom – an Open Science digital library used in FAIR2Adapt – to the German NFDI (National Research Data Infrastructure) community in a one-hour webinar. Attendees learned how the Knowledge Loom supports the verification and reuse of scientific knowledge, and were among the first to see the freshly launched submission system that allows researchers to publish their work free of charge. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4CR1zDBB2Go

Visit FAIR2Adapt for more information: https://fair2adapt-eosc.eu/index.php/2026/09/17/fair2adapt-enjoyed-a-busy-summer-advancing-fair-tools-for-climate-change-adaptation

European Researchers’ Night 2026: taking science across Europe

European Researchers' Night 2026

On 25 September 2026, LifeWatch ERIC and its Distributed Centres participated in several initiatives of the European Researchers’ Night (#ERN), bringing biodiversity science, research and innovation closer to citizens across Europe.

  • Understanding the importance of marine ecosystems

In Lecce, Italy, the former Olivetani Monastery hosted a series of informative events, such as project booths, documentary projections, and small-scale reconstructions of extremely fascinating scientific experiments. The Marine SABRES project was present with a “Marine SABRES in Fairs” booth.

Visitors could test the Marine SABRES Serious Game, developed by LifeWatch ERIC as an interactive experience designed to explore the complex relationships between human activities, marine ecosystems, and human well-being, while reflecting on the choices and trade-offs involved in achieving a more sustainable future.

The event also featured the screening of “Tides of Balance”, the Marine SABRES documentary directed by Fabrizio Lecce, offering perspectives on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the sustainable use and management of marine ecosystems.

  • Exploring solutions for mine-impacted waters

The ERN in Huelva, Spain, included a series of activities, interactive labs, and dialogues promoted by the University of Huelva with the objective to bring science closer to the public. The RECUP-DAS project was there, and presented a workshop on “Ecological treatment of acid mine drainage”, through the Environmental Mineralogy and Geochemistry Group of the University of Huelva (one of the project partners).

The workshop introduced the technology at the core of RECUP-DAS: Dispersed Alkaline Substrate (DAS), a passive treatment system that can neutralise the acidity of water from mining-impacted sites while efficiently retaining metals.

The technology was developed by researchers of the Tharsis research group at the University of Huelva, and will be applied as part of RECUP-DAS in the surroundings of Mina La Poderosa, by building a new DAS treatment plant within the Tinto and Odiel river basins, historically affected by the presence of metals. A real-time monitoring system developed by LifeWatch ERIC will also support the creation of a digital twin of the treatment plant, demonstrating how digital technologies can contribute to environmental monitoring and research.

  • Learning about the herborisation of algae specimens

In Porto, Portugal, the ERN rolled out with interactive experiences, demonstrations with scientists, games, workshops, and much more. The Portuguese National Distributed Centre of LifeWatch ERIC is managed by PORBIOTA. In Porto, Portugal, PORBIOTA was represented by the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto at the European Researchers’ Night held at the i3S – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health.

As part of the “Bridges for Science” project, the team organised a workshop on the herborisation of algae specimens, offering participants a hands-on opportunity to explore biodiversity research and scientific collections.

Overall, participating in these initiatives across Europe has been a great chance to bring scientific work beyond the research community, where it can open a dialogue with citizens and show the value of biodiversity and ecosystem research to address environmental challenges.

Applications open for the MARBEFES Autumn School 2026: learn to use biodiversity assessment tools!

MARBEFES Autumn School 2026

The MARBEFES project (MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services) is hosting the new edition of its Autumn School in October 2026, after last year’s very successful event in Seville.

Titled “The MARBEFES Toolbox: from marine diversity to societal value”, the School covers topics such as ecological assessment, socio-cultural and economic valuation, cross-cutting decision-support tools, and their uptake in real management settings.

Particular emphasis is placed on the ecological tools developed by the project, and collected in the MARBEFES Toolbox: over three days, participants will learn how to use the Toolbox for measuring and valuing marine biodiversity, and presenting science-based results to decision-makers. Students will also learn how to use these tools to tackle real marine-management problems.

The School takes place in Lecce, Italy, from 27 to 29 October, and will host 20 participants selected among the applicants, covering travel and accommodation expenses. Day 1 focuses on ecological tools, day 2 broadens out to valuation and cross-cutting tools, and day 3 moves on from project outputs to their uptake, sustainability, and integrated application. The programme includes a welcome aperitif and a social dinner.

Who is it for? MSc students, early-career researchers and PhD, as well as practitioners, marine managers and policy makers at various levels, with a focus or interest in marine biodiversity assessment, ecosystem-services valuation, and decision support. School sessions require a general environmental-science background, while no prior experience with the specific tools is required. Several sessions are hands-on, therefore, participants are encouraged to take an active part in the exercises and group work.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe how the MARBEFES Toolbox links marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning to ecosystem services and societal benefits;
  • Apply selected MARBEFES ecological tools to assess biodiversity, ecological structure, functioning and vulnerability;
  • Employ socio-cultural and economic methods to value marine biodiversity in monetary, and non-monetary terms;
  • Illustrate how to run cross-cutting tools such as Bow-Tie Analysis and the HG&OG governance and knowledge-graph approach, to support management decisions;
  • Explain how to design and develop ecological tools to ensure their FAIRness, following the example of the MARBEFES outputs.

More details on the programme, venue, and terms can be found at: https://www.lifewatch.eu/marbefes-autumn-school-2026

Apply now to learn about the societal value of marine biodiversity, and how the MARBEFES Toolbox can support decision-making in this field: https://zfrmz.eu/UUQQaW5B0ThDa276dDGD.

SERE 2026: LifeWatch ERIC attends the European Conference on Ecological Restoration

SERE Conference 2026

Last week, members of LifeWatch ERIC Jorge Osman and Cristina Huertas-Olivares attended the SERE 2026 Conference, the 15th edition of the European Conference on Ecological Restoration, organised by the University of Brest’s Geoarchitecture Laboratory in close collaboration with SER-Europe and the ‘REVER’ network.

The main objective of this event was to share knowledge and strengthen links between stakeholders in ecological restoration, with a focus on ecological, social, and political considerations.

The conference tackled all aspects of restoration, across different types of ecosystems and territories, including some usually less well-integrated topics, such as the restoration of ecological networks (particularly dark infrastructure) and marine ecosystems.

Moreover, the scientific programme dedicated particular attention to the restoration of wetlands and coastal ecosystems, the application of European nature restoration legislation and the implementation of National Restoration Plans.

These topics are particularly relevant to the RECUP-DAS project, which aims to support the restoration and sustainable management of areas affected by mining activities, through an integrated approach that combines ecological restoration, monitoring, data management, and decision-support tools.

In this context, the participation in SERE 2026 provided an opportunity for LifeWatch ERIC members involved in the project to follow the latest developments, experiences and approaches in ecological restoration, and to exchange knowledge with researchers working across different ecosystems.

Jorge Osman, Scientific Project Manager, and member of the RECUP-DAS Project, attended the conference in Brest to learn from the international experiences presented during the event, including a specialised course on “Adaptive Restoration Planning Using DSS-AWERE”. The knowledge and methodologies gained through this training may prove valuable for the RECUP-DAS project, in particular in relation to the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of future ecological restoration actions in the areas affected by mining activities.

Attending SERE 2026 and the specialised training provided an opportunity to broaden the project team’s knowledge, explore relevant approaches, and strengthen connections with the wider ecological restoration community.

RECUP-DAS is co-funded by the European Union through the Andalusia ERDF Programme 2021–2027.

For more information, visit: https://sere2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en

LifeWatch ERIC joins ECSA 61: the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association Conference 2026

ECSA 61 (2)

From 24 to 27 August 2026, a global, multidisciplinary community of researchers and professionals is gathering in Belgium to discuss the urgent challenges posed by the triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – with threats to biodiversity representing a particularly major concern for both the planet health and human societies.

This is, in fact, the focus of “ECSA 61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward“.

Organised by Elsevier and the ECSA Association, the conference features sessions and workshops across four main topics: Physics, Ecology, Biogeochemistry, and the Human Dimension. The focus is on international collaborative actions, in particular across maritime areas, where there is urgent need to assess and manage threats, and to plan future initiatives that ensure a sustainable use of estuaries, coasts, and seas.

Building on the results of several Horizon Europe projects, this is also an opportunity to showcase the most recent advances in coastal marine research, and their application for European and international policies. For the first time, ECSA 61 also includes a “Science-meets-Policy” day on 27 August, providing an opportunity to discuss research findings with managers and decision-makers.

LifeWatch ERIC members Joaquin Lopez-Lerida, Cristina Huertas-Olivares, Julio Paneque, and CEO Christos Arvanitidis are attending the conference, contributing to two Special Sessions and presenting two posters:

In the Special Session “Toolboxes and Decision Support Systems for marine and estuarine management needs, uses and misuses”, chaired by Anita Franco (International Estuarine and Coastal Specialist Ltd, UK), they present the MARBEFES project toolbox, which integrates ecological, economic, and social analyses of marine biodiversity, together with the project partners.

In the Special Session “Environmental DNA for coastal and estuarine biodiversity monitoring and assessment: connecting scientific innovation with policy needs”, chaired by Jan Pawlowski (Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland), and Raffaele Siano (Ifremer DYNECO, France) they present tools for integrating citizen scientists into genomic observatories, to enhance coastal marine biomonitoring and ecological assessment, as well as operational eDNA workflows for biodiversity monitoring in coastal ecosystems within LifeWatch ERIC.

They also present the following posters: “Integrating decision support systems and toolboxes through the European Research Infrastructure Consortium LifeWatch”, and “From eDNA metabarcoding to operational marine biodiversity products: workflows within LifeWatch ERIC”.

Finally, they will also take part in the General Session on “Coastal and estuarine biodiversity and ecosystems”, on 26 August, where they will propose a holistic understanding of European marine biodiversity and the human communities that live within it.

For more information on this event and the full programme, visit: https://www.estuarinecoastalconference.com

Tides of Balance: the new documentary by Marine SABRES on the conservation of marine ecosystems

Marine SABRES video documentary

The EU-funded project Marine SABRES is preparing to launch Tides of Balance, a video documentary on the importance of protecting the delicate balance between marine biodiversity and the communities that depend on it. Marine SABRES, acronym for MARINE Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainability is dedicated to improving the management of Europe’s oceans and seas. Part of this effort involves bringing scientific research closer to the public, showing what it means to live with the sea, and why healthy marine ecosystems are essential for both nature and society.

The documentary is built on the voices and experiences of researchers, stakeholders, and local communities. Their stories engage a reflection on how small, practical actions can contribute to protect marine life in the face of climate change and the environmental transformations rapidly affecting our planet.

Tides of Balance follows scientists and coastal communities across Europe as they work together to understand – and respond to – these threats. Directed by Fabrizio Lecce, the documentary is set across three regions, the Tuscan Archipelago, the Arctic Northeast Atlantic and Macaronesia. Moving between landscapes and cultures, it offers an in-depth perspective on the intertwined relationship between people and the sea.

Through interviews, field research, and wildlife footage, it explores issues such as the impact of climate change on fisheries, the pressures of tourism, and the effort to find a balance between conservation and economic needs, between protecting the environment, and sustaining the local communities.

The documentary will soon be available on the LifeWatch ERIC Science Channel:
https://www.lifewatching.tv/tv-show/marine-sabres.

Stay tuned!

With the Marine SABRES team and:

  • Sveinn Agnarsson – Professor at School of Business – University of Iceland
  • Thor Sigfusson – Founder and Chairman of Iceland Ocean Cluster
  • Juana Ojeda García – Secretary of the Fishermen Association of Agaete & President of the Coastal Action Group of Gran Canaria
  • Raúl García Brink – Councillor for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Knowledge at Cabildo de Gran Canaria
    Island Government of Gran Canaria
  • Yonathan Ojeda Santana – Delegate in the Canary Islands at ARCOS Nautical Academy
    and the Madrid Federation for Motorboating
  • Javier Zaera Fernández – Owner of Spirit of the Sea