As announced last summer, the MEDSEA reforestation phase in Sennariolo, Sardinia, for the "Hope for Sennariolo" campaign has officially begun. The small village of Montiferru in Sardinia, in July 2021, following a major fire, suffered the loss of almost two-thirds of its territory, including hundreds of hectares of olive groves and Mediterranean scrubland.
At MEDSEA, we're gearing up as we do every year for the month dedicated to ponds and lagoons: February. World Wetlands Day, or the Global Day of Wetlands, is celebrated annually on February 2nd to commemorate the establishment of the 1971 RAMSAR Convention
The wildfire alarm season in Sardinia has passed, but the time for prevention is year round. At the beginning of December, the MEDSEA Foundation participated in the workshop "Combating Fires and Resilience of the Territory in Sardinia," organized by the Regional Agency Forestas in collaboration with MEDSEA Foundation and D.R.E.Am-Italia, as part of the Horizon FIRE-RES and Res-Alliance projects.
Fifth Partnership Meeting in Egaleo (Greece) at the beginning of November for TransformAR.
Aiming to develop and demonstrate transformative adaptation solutions to climate change, rapidly and effectively across the EU, the project has reached the halfway point of its cycle, entering a crucial phase of implementation and evaluation.
The environmental and landscape requalification campaign in Sennariolo, Montiferru, continues to receive significant momentum from the world of Fine Arts. Architects, artists, and professors, Sabrina Morreale and Lorenzo Perri (Lemonot), along with Roberto Flore for "Spaziale", have decided to dedicate a part of their work to the MEDSEA campaign “Hope for Sennariolo”.
Copagri, the Confederation representing 800 agricultural producers from the Sardinian Western Coast (Oristanese) decided to support the "Hope for Sennariolo" campaign for an environmental and socio-economic rebirth of Montiferru that goes "beyond emergencies."
This summer, there was a lot of talk about Posidonia oceanica in Sardinia and how it could be endangered by human activities such as illegal fishing and boating. For some time now, MEDSEA has been committed to safeguarding the meadows of Posidonia oceanica
The Horizon 2020 program, named REST-COAST, is dedicated to the large-scale restoration of coastal ecosystems through the connectivity of rivers to the sea. With over 40 international partners, including MEDSEA, the project has taken a leading role in evaluating and comparing governance practices at various pilot sites(9 in total, see pilot sites) in relation to the restoration activities planned at these sites.
The setup of "La Torre di Marceddì" (Marceddì Tower) in Terralba has received the prestigious "In/Architettura Sardegna 2023" award, promoted by Inarch National Institute of Architecture and ANCE, in collaboration with Archilovers. The project, completed in 2021, marked the return of one of the most significant historical monuments in the Oristanese lagoons and the Marceddì Lagoon to its former glory, reopening its doors to the public.
