Mission: Supporting the implementation of the Restore our Ocean and Waters

The Mission ‘Restore our ocean and waters by 2030’ will provide a systemic approach to restore, protect and preserve the health of our ocean, seas and waters. The Mission is designed to deliver on the European Union’s 2030 quantified and measurable targets for protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, for achieving zero pollution, and for decarbonising and reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from the blue economy towards climate-neutrality, within the EU’s seas and waters. The Mission will support many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): in particular restoring our ocean and waters related actions will directly contribute to SDG 14 - Life below water and SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitation, as well as to SDG13 - Climate action.

The Mission will also contribute to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development by fostering research and cooperation across European sea basins, including the EU Outermost Regions and beyond, and mobilise scientists, as well as citizens for a sustainable and healthy ocean, seas and waters.

The implementation plan specifies the goal and objectives as well as implementation details of the Mission “Restore our Ocean and waters by 2030".

Call Topics with the deadline 24 Sep 2025:

HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-01: Blue Parks - Towards a coherent European network of strictly protected areas for restoring healthy and productive marine ecosystems
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-02: A toolbox for public authorities to address marine plastics and litter from river-to-ocean
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-03: Digital technologies and energy transition in fisheries and/or aquaculture
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-04: Restoring Ocean and Waters in Regions
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-05: Restoring Ocean and Waters in waterfront Cities and their Ports
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-06: Restoring Ocean and Waters on Islands
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-07: Mission Lighthouses coordination and support activities
HORIZON-MISS-2025-03-OCEAN-08: EU Digital Twin Ocean: Contribution to the EU DTO core infrastructure through applications for sustainable ocean management