In Sardinia, February is the month of wetlands! We celebrate World Wetlands Day on the occasion of February 2nd, which marks the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of the RAMSAR Convention for internationally important wetlands; when their ecological and environmental value was recognized for the first time. This year's World Wetlands Day is dedicated to the relationship between wetlands and people, a vital interconnection!
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TransformAR, at the pilot site of Marceddì-San Giovanni (Terralba) in Sardinia, one of the six demonstration sites of the project, is gaining momentum. The project, which develops transformative adaptation solutions to climate change, has reached the midpoint of its cycle, entering a crucial phase of implementation and evaluation.
MEDSEA reforestation phase in Sennariolo for the "Hope for Sennariolo" campaign has officially begun
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
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- The Marceddì Tower Receives InArt Sardegna 2023 Architectural Prize
- MEDSEA in Domus De Maria, a shared commitment to the protection of the sea
- SATURN: First monitoring of the anti trawling barriers off the Sinis Coast
- MEDSEA and Civil Protection: United in the Fight Against Fires Amplified by Climate Change
- Ucraina, Environment at the Crossroads
- BLUE4ALL Project: Co-Creating Effective, Efficient, and Resilient Marine Protected Areas for Biodiversity Conservation
- Giancarlo Gusmaroli, MEDSEA Ambassador, is over halfway through his "Hug The Med" climbing mission
- EU Nature Restoration Law was approved: the immediate target is to restore at least 20% of ecosystems by 2030
- Hope for Sennariolo: The environmental requalification project in the aftermath of the Montiferru fire gets underway.