- LIFE COSTAdapta is an innovative project aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change that affect the environment
- The projects demonstrator will boost marine ecosystems while trying to curb sea level rise to protect infrastructures in coastal areas
Brussels, 5 June 2025. Every year, since 1972, World Environment Day is celebrated to promote environmental awareness. It is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of caring for our planet and the actions we can take to nurture it. In this global context, marked by extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and coastal erosion, World Environment Day becomes increasingly relevant, each year on June 5th.
This day celebrates not only the vital connection between humanity and nature, but also serves as a call to action for governments, organizations and citizens. It reminds us that sustainability is not an option, but an urgent necessity. Initiatives such as the LIFE COSTAdapta project exemplify how innovation, community engagement and nature based solutions can come together to generate real impact, protecting ecosystems and ensuring a more resilient future for generations to come.
One of the measures already underway comes from the European project LIFE COSTAdapta, which since 2023 has been advocating for the planet with nature-based solutions to fight climate change. The product of this project, currently in its preliminary design phase, will be an innovative and progressive tidal pool-reef system aimed at increasing biodiversity and marine ecosystems, mitigating erosion, and reducing sea level rise to protect coastal infrastructure that is currently at risk.
About LIFE COSTAdapta
The studies and design of the prototype are being developed in San Felipe, a coastal area in the city of Santa María de Guía, Gran Canaria. The project has a duration of 7 years and has a budget of €3.4 million, co-financed by the LIFE Programme of the European Union.
The project is led by the Island Energy Council of Gran Canaria, with the support of seven partner entities: the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the University of Cantabria, ECOncrete AQUA, INGECID, Raley Estudios Costeros, the Canarias Recicla Foundation, and the Finnova Foundation.