“The response to the risks and threats posed by climate change as a global challenge must necessarily be a global initiative.”
Operationally and in practice, this is not an easy task, which makes the existing joint venture and collaborative effort of the EU and the USA vital.
Furthermore, the implementation of mitigation and prevention actions at all levels of society and governance in each country independently is an even larger issue to resolve. This sets the tone to make private companies key players in leading the wave of changes.
Quoting the U.S. Ambassador: “Climate and economic aspects go hand in hand, and planning the green future is good business planning.”
Businesses need to facilitate the shift in paradigm by implementing environmental and climate risk data in daily operations. This step requires technology providers to provide the tools to address climate security threats – and there are many already available. One example is SeaCras’s ESG data service for marine environments, compliant with ESRS and GRI standards.
A great conference organized by the International Institute for Climate Action (IICA); congratulations to Marija Pujo Tadić for leading the way in connecting all these stakeholders.
We are honoured to have been invited to present our work at a workshop titled EMODnet Marine Data for the Coastal Tourism Sector (26-27 September), which was co-organised by the European Commission Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) and the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet).
During the session Use cases of open-source EMODnet and wider data and data products to support, optimise, and innovate the coastal tourism sector, our CEO, Mario Špadina, talked about his efforts over the last couple of years in bringing marine data and satellite technologies to coastal tourism in Croatia, with the goal of sustainable marine resource management.
Driven by a scientific mindset, Mario focused on constructive feedback, primarily within our own sector of industry and academia, and explained how integrated biochemical and physical marine data, along with surveillance and anthropogenic activity data, are used to deliver estimates of environmental pressures on coastal and remote areas. We showcased some marine protected areas, natural parks, Natura 2000 sites, as well as urbanized coastlines on islands.
Some of the more pronounced influences on Croatia’s coastal marine environment are nautical tourism and overpopulated coastlines during the touristic season, which add additional pressure on sewage water discharges.
Big thanks to the organisers and fellow presenters — the workshop was highly relevant and essential for the interconnected goals of restoring the marine environment and preserving coastal tourism.
We’re proud that our solutions have been highlighted as a sustainable sea monitoring use case by Copernicus Marine Service!
As a company, we’re dedicated to monitoring coastal waters in a sustainable way by utilizing satellite imagery. Alongside collaborating with commercial satellite data providers, SeaCras significantly benefits from the European Copernicus program, especially through the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions. The company’s primary focus is on creating solutions for tracking clear and shallow coastal waters, which are common geomorphological features in the Mediterranean region.
With sustainable sea monitoring, the aim of SeaCras is to introduce new value-added services that can support various sectors, such as maritime spatial planning, the management of marine protected areas, sustainable tourism, renewable energy, and maritime transport. These solutions are vital in promoting the sustainable use of coastal and marine environments.
Several national and nature parks in Croatia, which are actively working to protect marine ecosystems, are already making use of SeaCras’s services. Among them are Brijuni National Park, Mljet National Park, and Telašćica Nature Park. SeaCras delivers monthly reports and annual assessments of water quality and eutrophication to these parks. This data enables park authorities to make well-informed, data-driven decisions aimed at safeguarding the sea, their most valuable asset.
By leveraging satellite technology to monitor the health of coastal waters, SeaCras plays a key role in the conservation efforts of these protected areas. The company’s services also help ensure that activities related to tourism, energy, and transport remain aligned with long-term sustainability objectives, contributing to both environmental preservation and economic growth.
