"The sea you don't expect", "What happens over there?"

The importance of the reforestation of the Posidonia meadows.
Last 19 July started the  ISPRA's dissemination campaign to tell about the specific activities developed by its researchers, in compliance with the shared programs in Europe, both through observation and monitoring of marine environments, and in the field of laboratory research.

The fifth initiatives is dedicated to the importance of the reforestation of the Posidonia meadows.
When carrying out marine-coastal works such as a port or a gas pipeline it is possible that the Posidonia oceanica meadows are damaged. In addition to habitat loss, other spillovers can be created on the marine environment, resulting in the loss of many of the essential services that the prairie provides, such as increasing marine biodiversity, providing nutrition and shelter for many species, including many of fish caught by our fleets, trap carbon by removing it from the atmosphere, defend beaches from erosion and increase tourism in coastal areas.
But there is the possibility of recovering this habitat with the reforestation of the Posidonia meadows. 
The European Project LIFE SEPOSSO, coordinated by ISPRA, goes in this directtion. For further information you watch the Life project  Posidonia oceanica, take care of it.