Coastal + Marine
Oceans and coasts provide valuable natural resources and habitat to millions of people around the world. Over time, human uses increase pressure on these ecosystems. Existing policies and sectoral frameworks often struggle to balance human demand for ocean resources with ecological considerations. Frequently, ocean governance fails in ensuring resilience and in developing capacities to adapt to the effects of climate change.
Operating at the policy-science-society interface, Ecologic Institute's coastal and marine team addresses challenges to a healthy marine environment and the sustainable use of its resources. Issues like ocean governance, coastal adaptation and management, sustainable blue growth, or ocean plastic pollution are the cornerstone of our inter- and transdisciplinary research activities.
Not limited to, but with a focus on the Baltic and North Sea, Ecologic Institute's dedicated expertise lies in the analysis and implementation of marine and coastal policies and legislation. Co-creation and understanding stakeholders' needs – particularly in sociocultural, political, and economic contexts – are also inherent aspects of the practical transformation research. The interdisciplinary team provides research, analytical insights, and recommendations to help guide policy- and decision-makers at national, regional, European, and international levels towards more inclusive and integrated ocean and coastal management.
Selected Projects for Coastal + Marine
Multi-use Offshore Platforms Demonstrators for Boosting Cost-effective and Eco-friendly Production in Sustainable Marine Activities (UNITED)
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Jan 2020 - Jun 2023
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), international European Commission, Research Executive Agency (REA), international
The EU4Ocean Coalition for Ocean Literacy
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Dec 2019 - Dec 2021
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European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Maritime Affairs and Fisherie), international
Implementation of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MEER project)
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2022
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Innovation in Climate Services Provision (INNOVA)
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Oct 2017 - Sep 2020
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine Waters (ETC/ICM)
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
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European Environment Agency (EEA), international
Internet Platform Marine Litter
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Apr 2019 - Dec 2021
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Communication on the IPCC Special Reports "Climate Change and Land" and "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate"
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Knowledge, Assessment, and Management for Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Across EU Policies (AQUACROSS)
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Jun 2015 - Nov 2018
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), international
Oceans as a Global Commons: International Governance and the Role of Germany
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Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
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Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Germany
Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts – toolKIT (RISC-KIT)
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Nov 2013 - Apr 2017
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), international
Reducing Nutrient Loadings from Agricultural Soils to the Baltic Sea via Groundwater and Streams (Soils2Sea)
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Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany Baltic Organisations' Network for Funding Science EEIG (BONUS EEIG), Finland
Ecosystem Services Assessment for Local Climate Adaptation Measures in the Caribbean
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2018
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KfW Development Bank (KfW), Germany Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), international
Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST)
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Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Selected Publications for Coastal + Marine
Korpinen, S., Klančnik, K., Peterlin, M., Nurmi, M., Laamanen, L., Zupančič, G., Murray, C., Harvey, T., Andersen, J.H., Zenetos, A., Stein, U., Tunesi, L., Abhold, K., Piet, G., Kallenbach, E., Agnesi, S., Bolman, B., Vaughan, D., Reker, J. & Royo Gelabert, E., 2019, Multiple pressures and their combined effects in Europe’s seas. ETC/ICM Technical Report 4/2019: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters, 164 pp.
Abhold, K., Hoffmann, H., McGlade, K., Krüger, I., Stelljes, N. (2019): Oceans as Global Commons. International Governance and the Role of Germany. Report to the Science Platform Sustainability 2030. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.
Jens Christian Refsgaard, Anne L. Hansen, Anker L. Højberg, Jørgen E. Olesen, Fatemeh Hashemi, Przemyslaw Wachniew, Anders Wörman, Alena Bartosova, Nico Stelljes, Boris Chubarenko (2019): Spatially differentiated regulation: Can it save the Baltic Sea from excessive N-loads?. Ambio, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01195-w
Wurzel, Rüdiger; Moulton, Jeremy; Osthorst, Winfried; Mederake, Linda; Deutz, Pauline; Jonas, Andrew (2019): Climate pioneership and leadership in structurally disadvantaged maritime port cities. Environmental Politics 28(1): 146-166.
Morten Graversgaard, Hedelin B., Smith L., Gertz F., Højberg A.L., Langford J., Martinez G., Mostert E., Ptak E., Peterson H., Stelljes N., van den Brink C., and Refsgaard J.C., Opportunities and Barriers for Water Co-Governance—A Critical Analysis of Seven Cases of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture in Europe, Australia and North America. Sustainability 2018.10, 1634.
Martinez, G., Armaroli, C., Costas, S., Harley, D. M., Paolisso, M., (2018), Experiences and results from interdisciplinary collaboration: Utilizing qualitative information to formulate disaster risk reduction measures for coastal regions, Coastal Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2017.09.010
Grit Martinez and Michael J. Paolisso 2015: "Cultural Dynamics of Adaptation to Climate Change: An Example from the East Coast of the US", in: Bernd Sommer (ed.): Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in Northern America. [Climate and Culture 3]. Leiden: Brill, 304-332.
Costas S., Ferreira ,O., Martinez, G., Why do we decide to live with risk at the coast? In: Ocean and Coastal Management, available online 30 May 2015, In Press.
Fredriksson; C., Feldmann Eellend, B., Larson; M., Martinez, G., The role of historical storm events in risk analysis. A study of the coastal flood events in 1872 and 1904 along the South and East Coast of Scania, Sweden, Vatten, Journal of Water Management and Research, pp 73:93 – 108, Lund 2017
Stelljes, N.; Martinez G.; McGlade, K. (2017). Introduction to the RISC-KIT Web Based Management Guide for DRR in European Coastal Zones. RISC-KIT Project.
Martinez, Grit and Mike K. Orbach 2014: "Küstenschutz - Europa und USA im Vergleich", in: Heike Leitschuh et al. (eds.): Jahrbuch Ökologie 2015. Re-Naturierung. Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag, 214-222.
Selected Events for Coastal + Marine
Webinar:Policy-relevant Findings from the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC)
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25 October 2019
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Ecologic Institute, Germany Climate Analytics GmbH, Germany
Discussion:Soils2Sea: Reducing Nutrient Loadings Into the Baltic Sea – Film Premiere
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12 October 2016
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Ecologic Institute, Germany
Workshop:Social Sciences and Humanities in Marine and Coastal Research
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3 - 4 December 2018
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Ecologic Institute, Germany
Conference:Sustainable Ecosystem Governance under Changing Climate and Land Use in the Baltic Sea Region – 3rd BONUS Symposium
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14 - 16 March 2018
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Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark Ecologic Institute, Germany Aarhus University (AU), Denmark University of Helsinki, Finland Stockholm University, Sweden Linköping University (LiU), Sweden POMInnO, Poland
Discussion:Cultural Perceptions of Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies in Maryland, North Carolina, and the German Baltic Sea Coast
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22 April 2013
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Ecologic Institute, Germany