RISTANC is a shared mission to understand, protect, and regenerate the Adriatic.
We bring together local knowledge, community voices, and scientific insight to co-create solutions that give the sea its voice back.
Have an idea, a question or local experience that can help Unmute the Adriatic?
The challenge we are facing
The Adriatic is not silent. Pollution, biodiversity loss, and increasing pressures on coastal environments are reshaping the sea faster than we can respond. These challenges are interconnected and complex — often described as “wicked problems,” with no single cause and no simple solution.
Our mission is to turn this complexity into action.
By connecting community knowledge with scientific and social innovation, we co-create practical solutions for a resilient Adriatic.
A glimpse into the ongoing work of RISTANC
Mission: Unmute the Adriatic
This is not a typical project; it is a shared mission. RISTANC brings together scientists, communities, policymakers, artists, and innovators to understand how our social and economic systems can thrive alongside the Adriatic.
We treat research as a collective journey: combining data and lived experiences to co-design solutions for marine restoration, pollution reduction, and a sustainable blue economy in Slovenian waters.
Have an idea, a question or a story to share? Your perspective helps shape the mission.
Join the missionActions
Demonstrative solutions
From among various challenges... two demonstrative solutions...
Third party funding
Open call for 5–8 selected projects with mentoring...
Art & Creativity
Art–science interventions engage, provoke, foster reflection...
Learning & education
Micro-credential + postgraduate programmes + ocean literacy...