By Eduardo Ulloa

January 2026

A grounded account of how artificial intelligence can help reduce territorial imbalances across Atlantic Europe. Drawing on hands-on experience with businesses, cooperatives, and public bodies, the article shows how AI can strengthen local economies, support small municipalities, and ease pressure on large hubs by redistributing capabilities rather than concentrating them.

By Nerea Abalde

November 2025

A concise introduction to the often-overlooked link between psychology and the Blue Economy. The article explains how marine environments support mental well-being, and how psychological factors shape people’s willingness to adopt more sustainable practices. It argues that lasting change depends not only on policy and innovation, but on values, motivation, and how individuals and organisations relate to the sea.

By Mila Rivadas - Blue Leader and Atlantic Innoblue Communities participant

November 2025

A personal reflection on teaching rooted in place, where learning flows between classroom, countryside, and coast. Drawing on rural life and children’s everyday questions, the article shows how education connected to the sea nurtures care, responsibility, and hope, planting early awareness of our shared relationship with water, nature, and the future.

By Xosé L. Garza | Vida Láctea

October 2025

A short reflection on how non-formal education and the Blue Economy are helping Atlantic villages re-imagine their futures. By valuing local knowledge, shared learning, and place-based innovation, communities find new ways for young people to stay, create, and lead without leaving home.