SeaForest LIFE – LIFE17 CCM/IT/000121

DESCRIPTION

Objectives of the Assignment:

The project aims at restoring the habitats of the Posidonia meadows present in some Italian protected areas, through actions to reduce their degradation. Posidonia meadows in fact play a crucial role in removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and therefore represent a valid strategy to combat climate change. In the last decades, since the 50s, the Posidonia oceanica meadows have undergone a considerable regression, in some cases equal to 90% of its original extension. The SeaForest LIFE wants to increase the capacity of the carbon reservoirs of Posidonia meadows by reducing erosion and subsequently consolidating habitats.

Website of the project:

http://www.seaforestlife.eu/it/

Partnership:

• D.R.E.Am. Italia (member of P.A.N.G.E.A. SOC. COOP. CONS.)
• ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale)
• CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche)
• CARBONSINK group s.r.l.
• Università degli Studi della Tuscia
• Parco Nazionale Arcipelago di La Maddalena
• Parco Nazionale dell’Asinara
• Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
• Water Right Foundation
• Paragon Europe