Through the already existing MARCET Network (MAC/ 1.1b/149), the consequent harmonization of protocols aimed at the conservation of Macaronesian cetacean populations, and the analysis carried out on the current situation of the tourist sector associated with these species; this new initiative was born (MARCET II Project) with the objective of generating management tools at local and regional level for the protection of groups of cetaceans that live in protected marine areas and of special interest for the activity, the conservation of the good environmental status of these areas and the development of ecological and environmental sustainability criteria applicable to the whale watching ecotourism activity, thus implying its strengthening and value as a model of sustainable economic development in the region.
| Project Designation: | MARCET II | |
| Program: | PO-MAC | |
| Start Date: | 01/10/2019 | |
| End Date: | 31/12/2023 | |
| Total Budget: | 1 892 838,79 € | |
| Total Funding: | 1 608 912,98 € | |
| ARDITI Budget: | 66 371,18 € | |
| ARDITI Funding: | 56 415,50 € | |
| Coordinator: | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) | |
| Partners: | Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN); Centro Tecnológico de Ciencias Marinas; Loro Parque Fundación; SPET; Turismo de Tenerife, S.A.; Cetaceans and Marine Research Institute of Canary Island (CEAMAR); Universidad de La Laguna; Município de Machico - Museu da Baleia da Madeira; Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza IP-RAM; Direção Regional dos Assuntos do Mar (DRAM); Universidade dos Açores; Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso. | |
| Website: | http://www.marcet-mac.eu |
This project is aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goal (SDG):
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