Our Network
Welcome to Lagoons for Life
In September 2017, the International Lagoons Initiative was established in Ireland, with representatives from various national institutes and international programmes, initiatives and organisations.
Membership of the Lagoons for Life Network is open to anyone with an interest in contributing to the sustainability of the world’s coastal lagoon systems. Please contact us for more information and/or to join us:
The Lagoons for Life Network currently consists of:
International Programmes & Initiatives
- Future Earth Coasts (FEC)
- Sustainable Water Future Programme (SWFP)
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
- Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS)
- World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
- Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Blue Planet
- Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR)
- UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre
- CoastWatch/OceanWatch Program
National Space or Research Agencies:
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
- National Research Council (CNR), Italy
National Centres, Networks and Institutes:
- Venice Resilience Lab – Wigwan Local Community
- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland
- Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland
- Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)
- Resilient Lagoon Network (RLN)
- Laboratory of Lagoon Ecology and Aquaculture (LEALab), Italy
Industry and SME's:
- Brockmann Consult GmbH, Germany
- UK NERC Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)
International Programmes & Initiatives
- Future Earth Coasts (FEC)
- Sustainable Water Future Programme (SWFP)
- International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
- Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS)
- World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
- Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Blue Planet
- Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR)
- UN Environment GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre
- CoastWatch/OceanWatch Program
Universities
- Università degli studi di Parma, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy
- University of Stirling, United Kingdom
- University College Cork, Ireland
- University of Algarve, Portugal
- Stockholm University, Sweden
- University of Waterloo, Canada
- Morgan State University, USA
- University of Colorado, USA
- University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
- University of Dundee, United Kingdom
- Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
- University of Lisbon, Portugal
- University of Patras, Greece
- Drexel University, USA
- University of Murcia, Spain
- University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- University of A Coruña, Spain
- University of Montpellier, France
- University of Salento, Italy
- Governance & Sustainability Lab, Universität Trier, Germany
- Louisiana State University (LSU), USA
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), USA
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico
- University of Northampton, United Kingdom
- Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast
Lagoons for Life News
6th L4L Newsletter (Jan 2024)
Our 6th Newsletter is ready! Since our Newsletter Issue 5 (June 2022), L4L have been actively involved in the H2020...
Future Earth Coasts Lagoons for Life Working Group Successfully Migrates Website to the official FEC website
In a significant move to streamline access to valuable research and resources, the Future Earth Coasts Lagoons for...
FEC Workshop on Assessing the Sustainability of Coastal Lagoons (Gdynia, Poland – June 22, 2023)
The Future Earth Coasts (FEC) Workshop on the Assessment of Coastal Lagoons and Their Sustainability took place on...