/ SO 3.2
Safe Anchoring and Seagrass Protection in the Adriatic Sea
START DATE
01.01.2019
END DATE
30.06.2021
TOTAL BUDGET
€ 1.906.100,00
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
3.2: Contribute to protect and restore biodiversity
LEAD PARTNER
Municipality of Monfalcone
TARGET GROUPS
General public
High-education institutions
Research institutes
Public sector (local authorities, national authorities, regulatory agencies)
Schools and high schools
Marine transport sector
Sailing associations
Diving organizations
Recreational fisherman
Civil society organizations involved in preservation of the environment
Tour operators
Media (TV, press, web sites, specialized magazines)
Nautical saloons
The challenge of SASPAS is to preserve and get a better status of conservation of biodiversity of the Adriatic Sea ecosystem in order to decrease its vulnerability. The overall objective is to improve seagrass preservation and restoration through: laying safe anchorage innovative systems, performing pilot transplantations, carrying out monitoring activities and by defining an integrated management system for seagrasses in Adriatic area. The main outputs referred to the activities are: a Monitoring system with 2 data collections/monitoring campaigns, the placement of environmentally friendly anchoring systems, pilot transplantations of seagrasses and an Integrated Management System for seagrasses in the Adriatic area, made by a GIS Digital Information Platform and a Marine Seagrass Safeguard Integrated Management Program.
PARTNERSHIP
LEAD PARTNER
Municipality of Monfalcone
PIAZZA DELLA REPUBBLICA 8
Monfalcone - Italy
PROJECT PARTNER
Selc Cooperative Company
SELC is a service Cooperative Company arranged into 5 departments: measurements, data analysis, studies and researches, interventions & installations and green technologies. The company was founded in 1998 with the aim of strategically putting together all the available skill of the members (biologists, naturalists, geologists, architects) valorising their expertise and 20-year know-how.
Contact person: Andrea Rismondo
E-mail: rismondo@selc.it
PROJECT PARTNER
National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences - CoNISMa
The National Inter-University Consortium For Marine Sciences has the purpose to promote and coordinate research and other scientific and applicable activities in the field of Marine Sciences among the associated Universities.
Contact person: Maddalena Laggini
E-mail: laggini@conisma.it
PROJECT PARTNER
Provisional Management Consortium of Regional Natural Park »Coastal Dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo«
http://www.parcodunecostiere.org
The Park plays an important role in the environmental protection and relevant sustainable economic development.
Contact person: Enzo Lavarra
E-mail: elavarra@gmail.com
PROJECT PARTNER
Association for Nature, Environment and Sustainable Development SUNCE
Association for Nature, Environment And Sustainable Development Sunce is known, at the national and international level, as one of the leading organizations for the protection of nature and environment in Croatia. They are committed to increasing the standards and improvement of environment and nature protection, we encourage the involvement and participation of the public and advocate for the creation of a responsible society conscious connection between people and nature.
Contact person: Zrinka Jakl
E-mail: Zrinka.jakl@sunce-st.org
PROJECT PARTNER
Kornati National Park Public Institution
PROJECT PARTNER
University of Rijeka - Department of Biotechnology, Centre for High-Throughput Technologies
Founded in 1973, the University of Rijeka has matured into a modern European university and center of excellence whose impact extends beyond the region. With a total of 11 faculties and 4 departments, we are a research, science, and education-oriented university that supports social and economic development in our community, the City of Rijeka, and the wider region.
Contact person: Sandra Kraljević Pavelić
E-mail: sandrakp@biotech.uniri.hr
PROJECT PARTNER
CORILA - Consortium for the Coordination of Research Activities Concerning the Venice Lagoon System
CORILA is an association of Ca' Foscari University and the University IUAV of Venice, the University of Padua, the Italy's National Research Council and the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysic. It is overseen by the Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Contact person: Pierpaolo Campostrini
E-mail: campostrini@corila.it
