POSBEMED-Project for sustainable management of the systems Posidonia-beaches: progress of work
POSBEMED-Project is an Interreg Mediterranean project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. The IMC Foundation is the responsible partner for the socio-economic evaluation of Posidonia-beach/dunes, with the aim of deliver an evaluation of costs and benefits of beach management with regard to the removal of banquettes.
The preliminary results of the POSBEMED project achieved by the IMC.
Project communication
Presentation of POSBEMED Project in the following events:
- EUROPEAN MARITIME DAY Blue Growth: Sustainable Development and Sea Governance in Sardinia, Cagliari, May 19, 2017
- Posidonia oceanica stranded, resource or waste? Castagneto Carducci, Livorno, May 8, 2017
- WORLD OCEANS DAY: the importance of the sea in our lives and preservation of this extraordinary resource, Torregrande, Oristano, June 8, 2017
- Webinar “Sustainable management of the systems Posidonia-beaches in the Mediterranean region” organized by PANACeA project
- Participation in the “Knowledge Sharing Event” and in the “Strategic Interreg Med Biodiversity Protection Meeting” organized by PANACeA project, Barcelona, October 23-25, 2017
- Organization of the “FestivalScienza”, Oristano November 29 – December 2, 2017
Dissemination of project objectives and activities by using social networks
Study activities
Fieldwork: survey activities by questionnaires for the assessment of Posidonia beaches/dunes management in Sardinia
GIS database of tourist activities, Posidonia and banquettes/stranded litter, dunes and Public Administrations
Preparation of questionnaires, data spreadsheets and methodological framework
Fieldwork: survey activities by questionnaires for the assessment of stakeholder’s perception and expectation
