The Map of the Week shows the number of students in higher education in the cities in Europe.

The Map of the Week presents information on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) projects across Europe. ICZM is a process for the management of the coast using an integrated approach, regarding all aspects of the coastal zone, including geographical and political boundaries. This allows for an assessment and adaptation to the risks and impacts of climate change and helps to promote sustainable solutions to coastal management practices.

As we do each year at the beginning of a new calendar year, we invite you to take a moment to reflect with us on the previous year, to collectively consider EMODnet’s main achievements of 2021 and look forward to what the coming year will bring for our growing network of data providing partners, implementers and users. This is a good time to do so as a lot of progress has been made over the past few years and more is on the horizon, as new vision objectives will drive EMODnet to adapt to the evolving needs of those who rely upon the resources and services we provide.

The Map of the Week shows members of the Network of European Blue Schools and Young Ocean Advocates who are all members of the EU4Ocean Coalition dedicated to Ocean Literacy.

The Map of the Week shows different marine research infrastructures across Europe, including research vessels and embarkable equipment, on-land and offshore research and test facilities in the physical, biological and chemical domain as well as numerous remote and in-situ observation facilities.

The Map of the Week shows global sea surface temperature regional trend. Sea surface temperature is one of the Essential Climate Variables, defined by the Global Climate Observing System, required for monitoring and characterizing the state of the global climate.

The Map of the Week shows the maritime regions covered by the Regional Sea Conventions (Helsinki Convention, Barcelona Convention, Bucharest Convention and OSPAR Convention) on the protection of the marine environment.