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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

First results and new lighting at our Brest demonstrator sites!

Light & Biodiversity Monitoring

Our aim is to provide municipalities and ports with guidelines to map and monitor light pollution and its environmental impact. These guidelines will improve municipal capacities to fulfil (upcoming) national legislation on identifying, planning and implementing environmentally sound lighting infras...

The Walk of Light: Experiencing Lighting Colour Temperatures

Which lighting colour temperature do you prefer? 🌟...

Events

16 Nov 2024 - 17 Nov 2024 Past event

Village Climat Déclic

Visit our stand at Village Climat Déclic in Brest and join online for the round table ‘How to restore the night?' ...

26 Oct 2024 Past event

Night of the Night in Holwerd

Come and experience the Night of the Night in Holwerd! We prepared an exciting programme for the day and night....

19 Oct 2024 Past event

Long Night of Astronomy in Hamburg

Experience the LONG NIGHT OF ASTRONOMY in Hamburg's Speicherstadt and explore the night sky – both live and virtually – as part of the “DARKER SKY” project. Be inspired by lectures and hands-on demonstrations. On clear nights, observe the Moon, Jupiter, the comet "Tsuchinshan-ATLAS," and stars live...

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