MARE-Madeira

MARE-Madeira is a non-profit organisation based in Funchal, Portugal working on science & research, environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation +1 more.

MARE-Madeira is a non-profit marine research institute based on Madeira Island, Portugal, and one of the regional research units of the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE). It studies marine and freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity, marine litter, invasive species and climate impacts, and shares its findings with governments through policy briefs. It also runs citizen science, school outreach, youth programmes and student placements, and hosts a marine mesocosm facility and expeditions around Madeira and Porto Santo. Managed by ARDITI and co-hosted with the University of Madeira, the institute was formally established as a MARE regional unit in 2019 and has over 60 researchers and collaborators.