Kornati Eco Camp 2024.

Kornati Eco Camp 2024.

The so-called “traditional sectors” of the blue economy (fisheries, aquaculture, and nautical services) have always formed the backbone of the blue economy in the EU.

However, many of these sectors are currently facing numerous challenges due to a lack of innovative pathways aimed at increasing the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the workforce in blue economy domains. This is especially true for certain maritime areas and SMEs, remote from innovation hubs, where this lack prevents the development of new sustainable and smart business solutions, and where the unemployment rate remains very high.

The BLUES LINKS project aims to reverse this situation by promoting the innovation process and the S3 smart specialization of MSPs in traditional blue economy and maritime-related sectors, improving their ability to attract new qualified workforce. 

Project objectives

  • The underwater environment was cleaned of debris, preserved, and surveyed for harmful algae and the bivalve Pinna nobilis in the waters around the Kornati Islands. 
  • Target groups and the wider public are informed and educated about the need to protect and preserve the marine environment through an educational program for students and camp participants (biodiversity, emergency situations).

Project Information

Beneficeries

Minimum of 20 volunteer divers. Minimum of 20 representatives of local stakeholders (representatives of municipalities, cities, public utilities, tourist boards, local associations, diving clubs, public institutions, and others). Minimum of 20 children (elementary school age). Employees and members of the lead organization and partners (10). Local volunteers (10). The cooperation of the aforementioned stakeholders ensures better care for the marine environment and further joint collaboration aimed at long-term, improved environmental protection in this area in a spirit of harmonious coexistence with nature.

Partners:

Ronilački klub Murter-Kornati, RK Sv. Roko Bibinje, Općina Murter-Kornati, JU NP Koranti, Zajednica tehničke kulture Zadarske županije, Gradsko društvo Crvenog križa Zadar

Duration

1.1.2024.-31.07.2024. 

Donators:

Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund and the Ministry of Regional Development and European Union Funds