In order to achieve the ambitious goals of the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, four Lighthouse areas have been created in four large EU sea and river basins. These Lighthouses bundle the activities of the Mission and are sites for the piloting, demonstration, development and deployment of innovative solutions.
Each area has been assigned one of the four main objectives of the Mission Ocean & Waters: Thus, the Mediterranean Sea Basin Lighthouse is dedicated to the prevention and reduction of water pollution; the Baltic & North Sea Basin Lighthouse to a sustainable blue economy that is climate neutral and circular.
The protection and restoration of marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity are central themes of the Danube River Basin Lighthouse with connections to the Black Sea and the Atlantic & Arctic Basin Lighthouse.
