Below is the list of ongoing funded initiatives in the priority area of Blue and Green Innovation.

• Modelling Oil Dispersion and Impacts on the Mauritian Ecosystem: MODIME

• Design and development of a multi-functional robotic sea navigation, monitoring and intervention system

• Monitoring and modelling of sea water quality in regions affected by the Wakashio oil spill

• A local, innovative, indigenous, environmentally friendly, low cost technology for remediation of oil spill in coastal aquatic systems

• Plant-assisted bacterial bioremediation as an innovative approach for targeting crude oil degradation

• Restoration of native oyster population

• ABC-SWBP/MRC Pole of Innovation for Innovative Seaweed-based products - Completed

• Investigation of the structural properties and performance of agro waste fibre reinforced concrete - Completed

• Follow up of a pilot integrated anaerobic digestion and composting plant to recycle the organic waste produced at a large commercial mall in Mauritius

• Vermicompost and Associated Derivatives

• Smart Agricultural Nutrients- Bio-Innovative Co- Composting of Seaweed   and Fish waste 

• Investigating the traceability of organic produce using a decentralised application (dApp) built on the Ethereum blockchain platform 

• S.M.A.R.T. H.E.R.D. - Synchronized Monitoring and Adaptive Response   Technology for Holistic, Efficient, Robust, and Dynamic Livestock Management

• Developing a Container Farm for Enhancing Food Security

• Postharvest processing of shellfish from local sources: an automated   facility for oyster depuration and storage

• Developing the Smart Agrivoltaic Rooftop Greenhouse

• Building capacity to determine optimal post-harvest and processing   practices for the production of quality cocoa beans and fine flavoured cocoa derived products in Mauritius

• Development of smart agroecology practices in tropical rooftop geodesic greenhouses

• Developing craft products using Ravenala Madagascariensis and Textile fabric Waste

• Development of a climate-smart innovative local biopesticide

• Compressed Stabilised Raw Earth Blocks (CSREB)

• Manufacturing low-carbon eco-mortars from locally sourced recycled materials and regional resources

• Upcycling of wastepaper combined with 3D printing technology