Protect Baltic: Protection and restoration measures for a resilient Baltic Sea ecosystem

Given the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, Protect Baltic aims to evaluate and optimise the existing network of marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea and thus makes a positive contribution to biodiversity and the protection of marine ecosystems. Together with other institutes the Jade University of Applied Sciences investigates the Baltic Sea-wide network of protected areas regarding ecological coherence criteria including the elaboration of underlying spatial modelling tasks. A coherent network of marine protected areas is one basis for both effective management of spatial protection measures and good governance in the Baltic Sea. A total of 17 partner institutes from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Germany are involved in the project. The project is funded by the HORIZON programme of the European Union. The project will run from 2023 to 2028.
people

Prof. Dr. Roland Pesch

Maren Leiz

Dr. Javier Lenzi

Funding source

Europäische Union (EU)


Books and Papers

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Presentations

Sauerbier, V. ; Lenzi, J. ; Leiz, M. ; Pesch, R. : A Python-based ensemble machine learning framework for predicting benthic species distributions in the Baltic Sea. Working Group of Marine Habitat Mapping - WGMHM, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas - ICES, November 2025
Pesch, R. : Work package 3: Spatial Modelling. Protect Baltic Annual Meeting 2025, September 2025
Lenzi, J. : ROTECT BALTIC project: a strategic approach to protect and restore the Baltic Sea ecosystem​. ICES Working Group on Marine Habitat Mapping​, November 2024
Lenzi, J. ; Leiz, M. ; Ahvo, A. ; Bergström, U. ; Sacre, E. ; Juva, K. ; Virtanen, E. ; Takkolander, A. ; Kotta, J. ; Kaasik, A. ; Fetissov, M. ; Berkström, C. ; Ract, C. ; Pesch, R. : Predicting Marine Species Shifts and Identifying Biodiversity Hotspots under Climate Scenarios. Informal Consultation Session HELCOM Working Group on Biodiversity, Protection and Restoration (WG BioDiv), Oktober 2024
Pesch, R. ; Berkström, C. ; Bergström, U. ; Ract, C. ; Sacre, E. ; Leiz, M. ; Lenzi, J. ; Ahvo, A. ; Fetissov, M. ; Kaasik, A. ; Kotta, J. ; Juva, K. ; Takkolander, A. ; Virtanen, E. : Work package updates PROTECT BALTIC WP3 – Spatial Modelling. Protect Baltic Annual Meeting 2024, September 2024