Documents (click to download)

PRO-COAST Deliverables

D1.6 - Ethics Requirements

D2.1 - State of the art review on transformative change and biodiversity

D2.2 - Project Research Methodology

D3.2 - Coastal Ecosystem Management Data

D7.5 - Action Plan of Clustering

PRO-COAST Press releases

Press release May 2025

Press release June 2025

Conference presentations

BES Symposium Resilient Landscapes

European Geosciences Union 2024 (PICO)

Raptor Research Foundation Conference 2024

Publications

Environmental DNA, camera traps and citizen science app for biodiversity monitoring Author(s): Duniš, Luka; Velkavrh, Žiga; Krstić, Minja; Bončina, Aja; Pokorny, Boštjan; Bužan, Elena
Published in: 10th Congress of the Genetic Society of Slovenia & 10th meeting of the Slovenian Society for Human Genetics : book of abstracts, 2024
Publisher: Genetic Society of Slovenia & Slovenian Society of Human Genetics

Spremljanje tujerodnih vrst s pomočjo sodobnih orodij Authors: Žiga Velkavrh; Luka Duniš; Boštjan Pokorny; Elena Bužan
Conference: 15. Slovenski lovski dan – Upravljanje s tujerodnimi vrstami divjadi
Date: 19 October 2024
Location: Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana

The European Observatory of Wildlife: Continental-scale wildlife density estimation in Europe Mammalogy (ECM9) Book of Abstracts.

The Social Side of Biodiversity Loss: A Review of Individual, Collective, and Structural Drivers in Coastal Regions Authors: Alexander Yendell, Yvonne Jaeckel, Giulia Bär, Helene Lerch Journal: Sustainability Year: 2025

Holistic monitoring of freshwater and terrestrial vertebrates bycamera trapping and environmental DNA Authors: Anne Marie Rubæk Holm, Steen Wilhelm Knudsen, Malene Månsson, Ditte Elmgreen Pedersen, Pauli Holm Nordfoss, Daniel Klingberg Johansson, Marthe Gramsbergen, Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller, Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Philip Francis Thomsen, Morten Tange Olsen, Peter Rask Møller. Journal: Environmental DNA Year: 2023

Generating wildlife density data across Europe in the framework of the European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW) Publication type: External scientific report / EFSA Supporting Publication Journal/series: EFSA Supporting Publications

Transformative Change in Coastal Biodiversity Conservation A Systematic Literature Review of Governance, Social–Ecological, and Cultural Pathways Authors: Ann-Marie Nienaber; Durukan Imrie-Kuzu Journal: Sustainability Year: 2025

A new wildlife monitoring app in Slovenia A pilot evaluation of data quality and use Authors: Žiga Velkavrh, Luka Duniš, Boštjan Pokorny, Hubert Potočnik, Elena Bužan. Journal: Journal for Nature Conservation Year: 2026

Assessing benthic macroinvertebrate communities’ spatial heterogeneity in Mediterranean transitional waters through eDNA metabarcoding Authors: Maurizio Pinna, Francesco Zangaro, Valeria Specchia. Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2024

Environmental DNA as Early Warning for Alien Species in Mediterranean Coastal Lagoons: Implications for Conservation and Management Authors: Francesco Zangaro, Maurizio Pinna, Valeria Specchia. Journal: Diversity Year: 2024

Investigating invasion patterns of Callinectes sapidus and the relation with research effort and climate change in the Mediterranean Sea Authors : Mahallelah Shauer, Francesco Zangaro, Valeria Specchia, Maurizio Pinna. Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2025

eDNA metabarcoding for qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of phytoplankton towards eco-sustainable mariculture in the Mediterranean Sea Authors: Francesco Zangaro, Maria Rosaria Vadrucci, Mariola Ismailaj, Valeria Specchia, Maurizio Pinna. Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science Year: 2025

First application of the conservation and human use index (CHUI) for the evaluation of coastal social-ecological conditions across ten european case studies Authors: Francesco Zangaro, Francesca Marcucci, Valeria Specchia, Sara Ayoub, Perline Bastid, Elena Bužan, Luka Duniš, Julie A. Ewald, Ana Filipović, Panagiotis Georgiou, Robert Kenward, Constantinos Kounnamas, Ann-Marie Nienaber, Emily Schwalbe, Phoebe Vayanou, Žiga Velkavrh, Maurizio Pinna. Journal: Frontiers in Environmental Science Section: Environmental Citizen Science Year:2026

Conservation and Human Use Index A Practical, Multi-Parameter Assessment Tool to Identify and Track Conflicts and Synergies in Conservation Area Management Authors: Phoebe Vayanou, Panagiotis Georgiou, Constantinos Kounnamas, et al.

Useful documents

Kick-off meeting Agenda

Do-Armstrong(Ghostfishing)2023

Pro-Coast Briefing (Year 1) ESUG

IPBES Nexus Assessment glossary

IPBES Transformative Change glossary

University of Salento - May 2025

Sustainability Special Issue

Useful SESF and Systems Theory Materials

GCB-TESS Explained

IPBES Transformative Change Assessment

IPBES Nexus Assessment report

Tools

Conservation & Human Use Index (CHUI) The Index is a practical, efficient, and adaptable tool for assessing the relationships between conservation and human activities. Click here to discover and start using the Conservation & Human Use Index (CHUI)

Communication Materials

Conservation and Human Use Index (CHUI) leaflet

Community Sustainability Platform (CUSP) leaflet

Deep Change Framework Leaflet

Video Webinar 1 Deep Change Framework

Policy Guidelines

Leaflet on Policy Guidelines

D7.8 Policy Guidelines

GEMCONBIO and TESS materials

GEMCONBIO booklet

GEMCONBIOquestions

TESS ex Case Studies