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Promotion of theJRC-EASAC joint report

Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas

Report by the European Academies‘ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission

EASAC policy report 28 January 2016

EASAC – the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council – is formed by the national science academies of the EU Member States to enable them to collaborate with each other in giving expert, evidence-based advice to European policy-makers. It thus provides a means for the collective voice of European science to be heard. EASAC was founded in 2001 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Drawing on the memberships and networks of the academies, EASAC accesses the best of European science in carrying out its work. Its views are vigorously independent of commercial or political bias, and it is open and transparent in its processes. EASAC aims to deliver advice that is comprehensible, relevant and timely.

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EASAC Secretariat

Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher LeopoldinaGerman National Academy of Sciences Jägerberg 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), GermanyTel: + 49 (0)345 4723 9833Fax: + 49 (0)345 4723 9839 Email: secretariat@easac.eu

EASAC Brussels Office

Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB)Hertogsstraat 1 Rue Ducale, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumTel: + 32 (2) 550 23 32 Fax: + 32 (2) 550 23 78 Email: brusselsoffice@easac.euweb: www.easac.eu

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Programme

16 November 2016

#JRCEASAC

Event of the JRC-EASAC joint report on 'Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and

seas'

The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (DG JRC), the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (ACL) and the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) will hold a national event to promote the report on 'Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas'.

With the aim to promote the joint report of DG JRC and EASAC and thus further support policy-making, a series of events are organised in EU Member States and Associated countries. The approximately half-day events are hosted by EASAC-member and national Science Academies.

The report aims at contributing to the governance challenge of integrating various aspects of marine policy (fisheries management, biodiversity conservation and marine environmental protection) as part of a coherent ecosystem approach. It considers how current scientific knowledge on marine ecosystems and the organisation of science can support an integrated approach to management of the seas. The report looks at a number of key aspects for sustainable development in changing oceans and seas, and particularly highlights the key scientific challenges in addressing these issues. The report presents both recommendations from science for policy development, and recommendations on policy for science.

Date: 16 November 2016

Venue: Auditório da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa (ACL), R. Academia das Ciências 19,

1249 Lisboa

2nd day16th November 2016

Auditório da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa (ACL)

R. Academia das Ciências 19, 1249 Lisboa

09:00–09:30 Registration and coffee

09:30- 09:40 Opening session, Carlos Salema, Vice-President , Lisbon Academy of Sciences (ACL)

09:40 – 10:00 Introduction:

Elsa Conceicao, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC)

Rita Silva, Science and Technology Foundation (FCT)

10:00 – 10:30

Presentation of the report

'Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas'

Jörn Thiede , Chair EASAC Working Group

10:30 – 10:50 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:10 Keynote presentation Ricardo Serrão Santos, MEP, European Parliament and member EASAC Working Group

11:10 – 12:30 Discussion session:

Moderator: Miguel Miranda, President , Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute, (IPMA)

Discussion topics: "The challenges of R&I to boost policy, governance and competitiveness towards

sustainability in our oceans and seas”

Ricardo Serrão Santos, MEP, European Parliament and member EASAC Working Group

Jann Martinsohn, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) Water and Marine

resources Unit

José Alberto de Mesquita Onofre, Director, Portuguese Hydrographic Institute (IH)

Francisco Vilhena da Cunha, TEKEVER Group & Cristina Simões , CEO Biomimetx

Nuno Lourenço , IPMA and H2020 Portuguese Delegate

12:30 - 13:00 Open discussion within the Panel and with the audience

13:00– 13:15 Concluding remarks and wrap-up, Miguel Miranda, President , Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere

Institute, (IPMA)

13:15 - Networking lunch

10:50 – 11:00 Keynote presentation Mário Ruivo, President, Intersectoral Oceanographic Commission (COI) (tbc)

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