The Project
The GloFouling Partnerships and the TEST Biofouling Project have joined forces to create a unified global initiative against marine biofouling.
By combining strengths, the project delivers both innovation and capacity building: TEST demonstrates cutting-edge, sustainable technologies through pilot projects in developing regions, while GloFouling builds the capacity of countries to implement the IMO Biofouling Guidelines and reduce the spread of invasive aquatic species.
Together, this partnership supports Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), promotes energy efficiency, and advances best practices across shipping and other marine sectors—protecting oceans and ecosystems worldwide.
Objective
The core of the TEST Biofouling project is demonstrating innovative technologies and new sustainable methods of biofouling management through pilot projects, thereby introducing developing countries to new technologies and the opportunities for environmental and energy efficiency that can result from their use. The Project aims at achieving this through 12 national and three regional demonstration pilot projects on the most cutting edge technologies and on their use. These demonstration pilots will be supported by knowledge partners and countries with established best practices in technology testing and operation. This approach prioritizes the needs of regions in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, particularly emphasizing areas with the most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developing Countries (LDCs).
Funding
The core of the TEST Biofouling project is demonstrating innovative technologies and new sustainable methods of biofouling management through pilot projects, thereby introducing developing countries to new technologies and the opportunities for environmental and energy efficiency that can result from their use. The Project aims at achieving this through 12 national and three regional demonstration pilot projects on the most cutting edge technologies and on their use. These demonstration pilots will be supported by knowledge partners and countries with established best practices in technology testing and operation. This approach prioritizes the needs of regions in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, particularly emphasizing areas with the most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developing Countries (LDCs).
Participation
The core of the TEST Biofouling project is demonstrating innovative technologies and new sustainable methods of biofouling management through pilot projects, thereby introducing developing countries to new technologies and the opportunities for environmental and energy efficiency that can result from their use. The Project aims at achieving this through 12 national and three regional demonstration pilot projects on the most cutting edge technologies and on their use. These demonstration pilots will be supported by knowledge partners and countries with established best practices in technology testing and operation. This approach prioritizes the needs of regions in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, particularly emphasizing areas with the most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developing Countries (LDCs).