From Stockholm (1972) to Rio de Janeiro (1992) and to Johannesburg (2002), environmental protection objectives are related to the principles of sustainable development. This includes the following important components: participation, information, communication, training (capacity building) and education. Better information ensure more participation from individuals, and allows citizens to take part in many different actions that can influence the policy process. Participation to political decisions need access to reliable and quality controlled information.

The main objective of Adricosm Star GeoPortal is the support to data exchange in Adricosm Star and the implementation of tools to facilitate the access to data and information through portals. The objective is to convert individual data provider systems into a federation.

Adricosm Star has developed products and services to support the societal needs. The project partners can use the catalog creator to create the list of partners products.

General information on Adricosm Star and dissemination material has been produced.