Our Consortium

The PLAN-B consortium consists of 12 institutions from 8 different countries.
A wide range of stakeholders are represented in this consortium, from academia and research institutes to conservation associations and entities specialised in social innovation and citizen participation.

Our Consortium

Ghent University (Belgium)

UGENT serves as the coordinating institution with direct responsibility for the scientific and administrative coordination of PLAN-B’s scientific activities. Two faculties are involved in the consortium: the Faculty of Law and Criminology (Department of European, Public and International Law) and the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (Department of Information Technology).

UGENT will play an active role in formulating policy proposals and devising regulatory solutions for mitigating light and noise pollution across various levels, encompassing international, EU, and national contexts. Additionally, UGent will create models and technological solutions for measuring and alleviating noise pollution.

ugent.be

Ibercivis Foundation (Spain)

Ibercivis serves as a catalyst for the ideas, challenges and questions of citizens who, without being directly involved in academia, wish to implement their scientific initiatives using their time, skills and knowledge.

In addition, we work together with public administrations to design objectives and draw up roadmaps that incorporate citizen science in universities, research institutes, local institutions and the media, presenting it as a catalogue of tools and methodologies that bring citizens closer to the country’s scientific development.

ibercivis.es

University os Salford Manchester (England)

University researchers will provide scientific coordination across the work programme, leading the Mechanisms of light and noise pollution impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Salford University is responsible for the systematic review of light and noise impacts on terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services, and for providing guidelines for assessing the impact of light and noise on terrestrial wildlife.

salford.ac.uk

UKCEH UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (United Kingdom)

UKCEH will lead the development of the PLAN-B Light and Noise pollution impacts knowledge base and, as the project progresses, lead the production of the Strategic Research Agenda for light and noise pollution impacts on terrestrial wildlife, biodiversity and ecosystem services.

They will also adapt models developed initially to assess human health benefits, so they can be used to calculate how green infrastructure (trees, grass, lakes, etc.) can help reduce the effects of light and noise pollution on biodiversity.

ceh.ac.uk

Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain)

The Complutense University will lead the creation of a reliable map of the artificial light at night, monitoring light pollution by using scientific models and citizen science approach. As a result, a crowdsourcing application will be developed to help georreference images taken from de International Space Station and set an accurate map of Europe at night.

lostatnight.org

Gdansk Tech (Poland)

An inter-faculty effort between the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

pg.edu.pl/en

Martin-Luther Universität (Germany)

The development of the European situation analysis is led by this research institute and is fed by contributions from all other partners in a highly collaborative approach.

international.uni-halle.de

Lund University (Sweden)

The Department of Biology of Lund University will take care of measurements of light pollution.

Its lab has developed a novel method for quantifying light pollution on site from the animals’s positions.

lu.se

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Switzerland)

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

950 staff and students from 95 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on climate change, environment and health, infectious and non-communicable diseases, societal and cultural context, and health systems and policies. Our expertise spans from the bench to the field, from basic to operational, from molecular to spatial, and from genes to health systems. We treasure partnership, constantly go the extra mile and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

swisstph.ch

Gdansk Municipality (Poland)

Gdnask is Poland’s sixth largest city and the largest port city in Poland. Between 1975 and 1998 it was the capital of the defunct Gdansk Voivodeship, and since 1998 it has been the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

The municipality of Gdansk will actively collaborate in PLAN-B’s activities through light and noise pollution measurement campaigns in several of its areas, as well as outdoor recreational activities and music festivals.

Universidade Do Estado De Minas Gerais (Brazil)

The brazilian university role in the PLAN-B project is focused on its replication in the Brazilian high biodiversity context.

It’s expected their contribution specially in presenting results for public polices, the commitment in the minimization of light and noise pollution on biodiversity and ecosystems and the promotion of a better human and wildlife coexistence culture.

One of the pilos of the project will be carried out in the neotropical region of Brazil.

uemg.br

Waita Institute (Brazil)

The Waita Research and Conservation Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation, founded by professionals who strive to improve the conservation status of Brazilian biodiversity.

Biologists, veterinarians, students and volunteers from various areas carry out research projects and actions aimed primarily at the conservation of species victims of wildlife trafficking, developing a serious, consistent and differentiated work, becoming a reference in its area of activity.