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Source to Sea: Leveraging community knowledge and action for restoring the Danube River basin and the Black Sea region

SoS2LearnDBS aims to drive community-led restoration of oceans, seas, and waters, by applying a comprehensive, multi-pillar approach to the Danube River basin and Black Sea region. By enhancing water literacy and community engagement through cooperative learning and capacity-building programs, the project will empower local stakeholders to implement innovative solutions across multiple areas, including technological, nature-based, social, cultural, regulatory, financial, and governance approaches. Strategic planning and adaptive management will support the creation of transition agendas that align with regional and EU environmental restoration goals. Two forms of cascade funding (FSTP) and technical assistance will be provided to communities of actors, emphasizing practical skills, resource access, and social innovation to ensure sustainable and scalable restoration efforts. Initiatives benefiting from this funding must make a clear contribution to the Mission Ocean objectives and targets of protecting and restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, preventing and eliminating pollution, and/or advancing a carbon-neutral, circular blue economy. The project will implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and incorporate continuous feedback to optimize outcomes. Communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities will leverage digital platforms, gamification, and interactive tools to engage a wide range of stakeholders and maximize the project’s reach and impact. SoS2LearnDBS will align with existing EU initiatives, including the Mission Ocean Implementation Platform and other Lighthouse projects, contributing to the broader objective of restoring Europe’s marine and freshwater ecosystems by 2030. The consortium’s geographical span and expertise uniquely position it to support the transition to the deployment and upscaling phase of Mission Ocean, fostering impactful and lasting change.

Project ID: 101217667,
Programme: HORIZON,
Call: Actions for the implementation of the Mission Restore our ocean and waters by 2030 (HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01) ,
Duration: 4 Years, started September 2025

News SoS2LearnDBS

2025-Oct-06,
Kick-off-Meeting (KoM) in Portugal:

Official launch of the SoS2LearnDBS project

The SoS2LearnDBS Kick-off Meeting (KoM), held from 16. to 17. September in Porto, marked the official launch of the project and brought together the 12 partners to align on objectives, eight workpackages (WPs), and collaboration strategies. The meeting provided an opportunity to clarify roles, responsibilities, and administrative procedures while fostering teamwork and shared understanding. This KoM has set a strong foundation for effective coordination and successful implementation of SoS2LearnDBS, a cascade funding project.