In In the framework of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”, the EU funded project BlueMissionMed, in collaboration with the European Commission (EC), announces the “Blue Rivers and Lakes” Award to celebrate the initiatives to protect and restore small/medium scale basins and therefore contributing to the Mission’s objectives. 

The EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” aims to eliminate pollution and make the blue economy carbon-neutral and circular. The Mission supports regional engagement and cooperation through area-based “Lighthouses” in major sea/river basins. Mission Lighthouses are sites to pilot, demonstrate, develop and deploy the Mission activities across EU seas and river basins. 

The award represents an opportunity to witness the commitments of the EU basins community of actors towards the Mission and to present the actions and initiatives which contribute to the Mission Ocean’s objectives.  

The purpose of this award is to highlights projects where impactful interventions can be more directly observed and replicated in smaller, more localized aquatic systems. 

The “Blue Rivers and Lakes” will award 3 actions engaging local rivers and lakes communities in protecting Ocean and Waters in the following three categories: 

• Category 1: small/medium rivers/lakes – Governance 
• Category 2: small/medium rivers/lakes – Innovation 
• Category 3: small/medium rivers/lakes – Restoration 

Don’t miss the chance! Read the full call here.

The deadline for the submission of the actions is January 29, 2025.