The project called 'Development of a Marine Ecosystem Performance Framework' has reached an important milestone by laying the foundation for a business tool known as the Marine Ecosystem Performance (MEsP) tool. This tool enables companies operating at sea to assess their performance in terms of impacts on and dependencies on marine ecosystems.
By analogy with activities on land, there was a need for such a tool for companies operating at sea. The MEsP tool aims to enable these companies to both measure positive contributions and address negative impacts through nature-based solutions and marine ecosystem conservation and restoration measures.
Currently, the focus of the MEsP tool is on activities within the offshore wind industry and their impact on the Belgian part of the North Sea. A first version of the demo tool was developed as part of this research project. For 15 months, IMDC, Arcadis and FKS collaborated on this project, with the support of The Blue Cluster and VLAIO.
- Name of organisation
- International Marine And Dredging Consultants Nv
- Type of organisation
- Private enterprise
- Type of action proposed
- Upscaling, deployment and replication of solutions
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and watersMake the sustainable blue economy carbon-neutral and circularOcean and waters knowledge system
- List of Partners
Arcadis, FKS both Flemish companies
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 180000
- Basin coverage
- Baltic/North Sea
- Website link
- lucy.gwen.gillis@imdc.be
- Country
- Belgium