Last week, hosted by the University of Forestry in Sofia, the kickoff of "Wetland4Change" took place, marking the start of an ambitious Interreg Euro-MED project within the Natural Heritage Mission aimed at combating climate change with wetland-based solutions.
A new co-management model to reorganise marine protected areas, benefiting from all the tools and knowledge provided by the Blue4All project will be soon implemented in Sardinia. Later last month, preliminary meetings for the establishment of a working group composed of operators, professionals, and institutions, coordinated by the Capo Carbonara Marine Protected Area and in collaboration with the MEDSEA Foundation, were held in the Capo Carbonara Marine Protected Area in Villasimius.
TransformAr enters its most operational phase at the pilot site in Oristano where, in March, the MEDSEA team met with the Municipality of Terralba and the fishermen of the San Giovanni Lagoon from the Marceddì Consortium to share the next phases of the project
March marked the launch of "Artemis", a project of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme that seeks to combine the ecological benefits of seagrass with innovative financial strategies, such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), to fuel restoration efforts. The kick-off meeting took place online on March 13th with all partners.
Sustainable mussel farming in Arborea becomes an international example with a project linking Dakar, Senegal, with Sardinia, aiming to combat illegal immigration and generate economic opportunities.
With over 30 events, from January 27 to March 10, 2024, the MEDSEA World Wetlands Day in Sardinia comes to a close. The initiative, which falls in the month when wetlands are globally celebrated (World Wetlands Day, February 2), especially those of international RAMSAR significance, has involved various locations in Sardinia this year.
Last month, the historic city of Venice hosted the first meeting of DesirMED, a project funded by the HORIZON Europe program aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: adapting to climate change in the Mediterranean region. DesirMED seeks to enhance the adaptive capacities of leaders and communities through the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS).
In Sardinia, circular and low-impact solutions for water sports and sailing are being studied. The University of Cagliari, together with the UniCa Sailing Team, is working on the construction of an International Moth class boat, one of the most advanced foil dinghies in the world.
The first General Assembly of the "Blue 4 All" project took place in Lecce from January 23 to 26, 2024. The event, hosted by the CMCC Climate - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, highlighted the importance of collaboration to improve the management and protection of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) through collaboration and co-creation among various European stakeholders.
