EUROWILD is a 2-year project co-funded by the EU Erasmus+ Programme and is the latest EUROWA connected project. With the funding, we can expand the work of our network with new training courses, technical meetings for the network and engaging with authorities on preparedness.
Work Packages
The 5 project partners are Sea Alarm, VOC Oostende, PRO Bird, SUBMON and WWF Finland, each with their own Work Package (WP).
- WP 1 covers the financial, technical and administrative management and is run by Sea Alarm as coordinator.
- WP 2 is led by VOC Oostende and PRO Bird and will focus on developing and organising new Field and Post-wash SPECIALIST courses.
- WP 3 led by SUBMON will organise a EUROWA network meeting, develop a train the trainer package and an online course for BASIC responders.
- WP 4 is led by WWF Finland, focusing on better preparing European authorities for oiled wildlife incidents, including a two-day workshop and webinar for authorities.
- WP 5 is led by Sea Alarm and will develop a new Assessment Team training course for highly qualified EUROWA experts to carry out an in-country assessment when mobilised for an oiled wildlife incident.
Main objectives
The project has been funded through the EU ERASMUS+ Programme’s Cooperation Partnerships stream where the focus is to allow organisations to increase the quality of their activities, develop their networks, and exchange and develop new and best practices. An overarching theme of the Programme is Life-long learning.
Overarching project objective:
- Marine pollution events like oil spills can impact marine wildlife. The project will support life-long learning of the EUROWA network, develop new training content and enhance their capability to grow the European pool of experts trained in oiled wildlife response. It also will engage with authorities who would benefit from training on how EUROWA can help, how it can be supported and what is required to be better prepared to deliver a successful response.
Expected Results
- New training and exercise modules added to EUROWA’s life-long learning portfolio.
- A larger pool of qualified experts ready to respond and able to act as trainers.
- An increasing community of authority experts who understand the needs and benefits of their national EUROWA response experts.
- Strengthening a unique NGO network which aims to make a professional contribution to the professional care of marine animals that could be affected by marine pollution and consequences of climate change.
Partners
