Back to Interreg North Sea

Menu

North Sea coast with a port and articfical light in the distance beneath a night sky

DARKER SKY

Supporting municipalities and ports to protect nature with the implementation of light-reduction solutions

Reducing light pollution and increasing biodiversity and ecological connectivity in the North Sea Region

photo: Peter Tulner/Waddenagenda

North Sea coast with a port and articfical light in the distance beneath a night sky

Welcome to the DARKER SKY website!

DARKER SKY is an Interreg North Sea project (ERDF funding) which aims at reducing light pollution and increasing biodiversity and ecological connectivityin the North Sea Region (France, Germany, the Netherlands & Denmark) by providing municipalities and ports with innovative measuring, monitoring and co-design methodsfor the implementation of environmentally sound and energy-efficient light reduction benefitting biodiversity and communities.

Latest project news

Social, Ecological and Technical Perspectives on Light Pollution: Insights from the UBO Round Table Event

Light pollution and its mitigation are not unidimensional issues, they encompass a wide range of interrelated factors that impact various aspects of human life and the environment. Approaching lighting, its effects, and regulation from multiple perspectives—social, ecological, and technical – was di...

Strengthening the Partnership: Our 2nd Project Meeting in Groningen

The DARKER SKY project partners gathered for our second partner meeting hosted by the University of Groningen in Paterswolde, near Groningen in the Netherlands. The partner meeting was followed by the EURODARK Conference 2024 where our partners presented their work and the project itself....

Towards Darker Skies: LNG Terminal Reduces Light Emissions

Since December 2023, the LNG Terminal in Wilhelmshaven has been contributing to DARKER SKY. By turning off a third of its lighting, "Höegh Esperanza" at the LNG Terminal now emits less light and reduces light emissions....

Events

14 Mar 2024 - 16 Mar 2024 Past event

EURODARK Symposium 2024

Photo: Alicia Zinn/Pexels...

Connect with us banner

Subscribe to our biannual newsletter

Connect with us on LinkedIn

Follow us on Facebook