Local academia in Bourgas in Bulgaria, Odessa in Ukraine, the "Lower Prut" region within Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve, in south of Moldova and Kıyıköy and İğneada regions in Turkey will also be a target group (80 people in total, i.e. 50 people from Bulgaria, 10 people from Ukraine, 10 people from Moldova and 10 people from Turkey).
Local fishermen living in Bourgas in Bulgaria, Odessa in Ukraine, the "Lower Prut" region within Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve, in south of Moldova and Kıyıköy and İğneada regions in Turkey will be one of the target groups (9.000 people in total, i.e. 2.000 people from Bulgaria, 3.000 people from Ukraine, 2.000 people from Moldova and 2.000 people from Turkey).
Local government authorities including local governments and municipalities in Bourgas in Bulgaria, Odessa in Ukraine, the "Lower Prut" region within Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve, in south of Moldova and Kıyıköy and İğneada regions in Turkey will also be a target group (320 people in total, i.e. 200 people from Bulgaria, 50 people from Ukraine, 50 people from Moldova and 20 people from Turkey).
Primary and secondary school students and teachers from Bourgas in Bulgaria, Odessa in Ukraine, the "Lower Prut" region within Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve, in south of Moldova and Kıyıköy and İğneada regions in Turkey will be another target group (1.770 people in total, i.e. 650 people from Bulgaria, 650 people from Ukraine, 250 people from Moldova and 220 people from Turkey).
As a consequence, a guideline will be prepared for a new impact assessment procedure incorporating introduction of laws and strengthening of existing regulations, particularly as regards impact studies to protect species permitting the meadow habitats to be protected. This will take place through support of technologies, such as GIS and remote sensing for mapping, marine litter monitoring using Marine Litter Watch app of ZEWSGES project, ecosystem modelling for understanding complex systems at spatiotemporal scales needed to conserve, manage, and restore ecosystem services (ESs).