ISLA BONITA
Isla Bonita supports island authorities across Europe to restore ocean and waters through nine Living Labs, nature-based solutions and a Mission Ocean Accelerator Hub.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Restoring ocean and waters on Europe's islands
Islands are among the first places in Europe to feel the effects of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change on their seas and freshwater. Isla Bonita supports island authorities to restore their ocean and waters and to turn solutions that work locally into approaches other islands can adopt.
The project runs nine Living Labs, each led by an island authority, where researchers, businesses and local communities co-develop and test restoration solutions, many of them nature-based, together with a roadmap for reaching the Mission’s objectives. A permanent Mission Ocean Accelerator Hub, based at PLOCAN and hosted on BlueActionMatch, will help islands fund their roadmaps and make nature-based solutions more attractive to investors.
Project duration
1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
Project call
Horizon Europe, EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters (Innovation Action)
Grant agreement: 101295861
Total project budget
€16.16 million
PROJECT PARTNERS:
ISLA BONITA is a consortia of 50 partners from 16 countries, including SUBMARINER Network.
The project is coordinated by PLOCAN (Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands)
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Reach out to our project manager:
Konstantinos Madias, Project Manager
