Lead institution:
IOC-UNESCO – Belgium
The PacMAN project will increase the technical and scientific capacity in marine invasive species early warning and early detection using the latest technologies in genomics and metabarcoding (eDNA).
It will also directly support the implementation of national and international policies with the aim to reduce and prevent the introduction of new invasive species into the marine environment.
Start Date: 01/09/2020
End Date: 31/08/2023
PacMAN scientific training course on eDNA for detecting marine invasive species is now freely accessible on: https://bit.ly/3AO2wS1
This Project is hosted by the Ocean Decade Programme Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON)
Lead Contact: Ward Appeltans (w.appeltans@unesco.org)
challenges: 2- Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity, 9- Capacity Development
host_programme: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON)
ocean_basins: South Pacific Ocean
type_of_action: Project, United Nations Action