ENFORCE

The ENFORCE project aims to enhance environmental compliance by integrating citizen science with innovative technologies. This initiative seeks to bridge the gap between local environmental data and the requirements set forth by regulatory authorities, fostering collaboration among grassroots organizations, researchers, and local governments. Through a tailored, interdisciplinary approach, ENFORCE is committed to empowering communities to play an active role in environmental governance and enforcement. 

ENFORCE will develop a pan-European collaboration and knowledge hub based on the Living Lab principles to become the open innovation framework for all European actors for environmental compliance assurance. The ENFORCE “Living Labs” will co-create sustainable mechanisms to increase Environmental Compliance through Citizens and Innovation (ECCI) and to address the culture and variable barriers around environmental reporting, auditing and compliance. 

This principles will be applied in eight case studies across Europe, tailored to address the unique environmental challenges of locations. Namely: Valle Galeria (Italy), Brasov (Romania), Crete (Greece), Barcelona Urban Beaches (Spain), Puglia Region (Italy), East Devon Catchment (UK), Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Flanders Region (Belgium). 

This project is funded under Horizon Europe programme, with Grant Agreement number 101134447.