The project "POSBEMED2 – Governance and management of Posidonia beach-dune systems across the Mediterranean" is conducted under the programme InterregMED, has a duration of 32 months, started in November 2019 and it is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. It is the continuation of the previous project "Posbemed", in which the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature was an associated partner. The POSBEMED2 project is implemented in Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Cyprus and the lead partner is the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, with the IUCN Med being the technical coordinator. The POSBEMED2 project aims at the sustainable management of Posidonia landscape and beaches with Posidonia banquettes in Protected Areas and Natura 2000 habitat types across the Mediterranean.
For this, it will test and demonstrate new management approaches and solutions, and exchange of experiences relevant to the banquettes across the Mediterranean. The purpose is to develop planning strategies that recognize the value of the Posidonia beach-dune environment and integrate them into the overall coastal strategy of the local authorities, while also educating local communities. It brings together 9 project partners from 6 countries that represent a mix of territorial authorities as well as international and national environmental and research institutes, in order to improve implementation of management practices and policies on Posidonia banquettes in the Mediterranean but also to maximise dissemination of Posidonia ecosystems and PA natural values to citizens.
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