Coastal and marine waters are vital for the natural balance of our planet and for Human societies. All
coastal and marine ecosystem goods and services heavily depend on the level of human and
environmental pressures,? and their cumulative effects.
GES4SEAS will bring together relevant actors and stakeholders, to develop an innovative, compliant, and
flexible toolbox in the context of adaptive Ecosystem-Based Management. Stakeholders and key
competent authorities will be integrated in a Practitioner Advisory Board to co-create and validate the
toolbox.
11 Learning Sites will be used to test, validate, demonstrate and upscale the toolbox in four European
regional seas (Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic and Black) as well as in the Caribbean Sea.
Through these tools, GES4SEAS will ensure that Good Environmental Status is achieved and support
policies at national, European and global levels.
