Our Posidonia oceanica seedlings are growing off the Marine Protected Area of Capo Testa – Punta Falcone, in northern Sardinia. In recent weeks, the MEDSEA team carried out the monitoring of the transplant performed last spring in Santa Teresa Gallura, covering a total surface of 200 m² (around 2000 Posidonia cuttings).
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Rising sea-level data are always striking, even though they’re not new. They become even more alarming when the areas at risk are our own coasts, beaches, and favourite shorelines.
Activities continue under the PLASTRON Project, funded by the Italy–France Maritime Programme 2021–2027, which aims to improve the sustainability of local communities by providing knowledge and tools for collecting and transforming plastic waste gathered from coasts, marinas and the sea.
The Great Sailing in Sardinia supports the sea and science. From 25 September to 15 October 2025, the MEDSEA Foundation was hosted by the Sardinia Sailing Cup, an international sailing event that this year brought together five World Championships and several foil classes. As the scientific partner of this edition, MEDSEA accompanied the regatta with a programme focused on knowledge and marine protection, involving schools, citizens, and experts in three dedicated events.
Improving the sustainability of local communities by providing knowledge and tools to promote the transition towards a circular and resource-efficient economy. These are the objectives of PLASTRON, the Interreg Italy–France Maritime project, in line with the European Green Deal and EU actions aimed at achieving climate neutrality and protecting marine habitats.
The Onda Vita 2025 – The Journey of the Whales scientific expedition has set sail from Santa Teresa Gallura. Over the course of one week, the mission will travel through the waters between Sardinia, Corsica, the Tuscan Archipelago and the Pelagos Sanctuary, collecting essential data on the marine biodiversity of the Mediterranean.
Between 7 and 10 October, the city of Monfalcone hosted the third in-person meeting of the ARTEMIS project — a key moment of exchange among European partners working to restore and conserve Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows across the Mediterranean, through innovative restoration protocols and nature finance models.
The fourth Steering Committee of the RICREA project took place in Cagliari on 8–9 October 2025, a key event to monitor progress and strengthen collaboration among project partners.
A seguito del successo ottenuto con il primo progetto di riforestazione marina realizzato a Malta lo scorso anno, è stata appena completata una seconda attività di trapianto al largo del sito Natura 2000 di Qawra.
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- MEDSEA at the Third UN Ocean Conference: From the Mediterranean to Global Strategies for Ocean Protection