Natural Art Reef (NAR) is a marine conservation organization based in the Mediterranean that designs and implements artificial reefs as living laboratories. Its work focuses on generating long-term ecological data, studying marine biodiversity, and supporting evidence-based coastal management through science-driven monitoring. NAR collaborates with universities, research groups, local stakeholders and public authorities, integrating applied research, technological innovation, citizen science and knowledge transfer. The organization develops projects at the interface of ecology, restoration research, governance and the blue economy, with a strong emphasis on the Mediterranean context and scalable methodologies.
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authoritiesHORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02: Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions in the land-sea connectionHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resourcesHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sitesHORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05: Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean
Artificial reefs as submerged physical barriers to mitigate wave energy, reduce coastal regression while enhancing marine biodiversity.
Ideation - identifying the project idea
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-01: National Adaptation Hubs - Bringing together the national level with the engaged regional and local levels (multi-level governance)
Fisheries co-management based on habitat-based tools, long-term ecological data, habitat-based measures and collaboration with fishers.
Design - setting the project scope
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-03: Standardising and supporting climate services to serve climate adaptation
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-05: Demonstrating solutions to protect and preserve cultural heritage from the impacts of climate change
HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-01: National Adaptation Hubs - Bringing together the national level with the engaged regional and local levels (multi-level governance)
HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation