The general objetives of this project are to (1) build a collaborative network of local agents from a significant number of ORs and OCTs and mainland Europe teams, in order to (2) engage stakeholders in identifying local priorities for MAES and (3) collaborating in the development of case studies addressing those priorities. In the process, the project will produce an assessment of the state of the art of MAES in the participating regions, together with a list of stakeholders mapped onto the MAES conceptual framework. The sustainability of the action will be supported by the personal links established, the communication tools created, and the guidelines provided by the Strategic Plan for the development of MAES in the European Overseas.