1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
(1) restore two Natura 2000 network sites of particular importance to the conservation of P. oceanica habitat in the Lazio region.
(2) increase the awareness of the importance of this marine habitat type, a priority for conservation according to the EU Habitats Directive (1 and 2).
(3) restored damaged habitats and improve conservation.
(4) Conservation of the already existing plants and natural spreading in the selected protected areas (4).
(2) increase the awareness of the importance of this marine habitat type, a priority for conservation according to the EU Habitats Directive (1 and 2).
(3) restored damaged habitats and improve conservation.
(4) Conservation of the already existing plants and natural spreading in the selected protected areas (4).
Quantitative targets
unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
(1) Surface of the Seabeds areas, average depth of the Seabeds(ref.2)
(2) Efficiency of the conservation measures:
- Number of boats moored in the mooring areas set up on the Site;(ref.3)
- Number of tourists and /or operators in the tourist - bathing sector participating in the activities of training;(ref.3)
- Controlling the extension of grasslands over time by periodic mapping with Acoustic and visual methods;(ref.3)
- Prairie health monitoring (leaf density, phenological and chronological lepidation);(ref.3)
- Depth control of upper and lower margins using balisages techniques (positioning of fixed checkpoints) (ref.3)
(2) Efficiency of the conservation measures:
- Number of boats moored in the mooring areas set up on the Site;(ref.3)
- Number of tourists and /or operators in the tourist - bathing sector participating in the activities of training;(ref.3)
- Controlling the extension of grasslands over time by periodic mapping with Acoustic and visual methods;(ref.3)
- Prairie health monitoring (leaf density, phenological and chronological lepidation);(ref.3)
- Depth control of upper and lower margins using balisages techniques (positioning of fixed checkpoints) (ref.3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
(1) Conservation action: placing 550 anti-trawling ‘tetrapods’ in the sea at strategic points in order to protect the P. oceanica meadows.
(2) Production and distribution of dissemination material.
(3) Involvement students (1 500 ) in project activities of environmental education; (ref.1).
(4) In addition to the positioning of the anti-trawling structures to protect the beds of Posidonia, a monitoring system was implemented to control the health status of the plants and the expansion of the grassland, as the protected plants were allowed to recover and spread again the designed area (2).
(2) Production and distribution of dissemination material.
(3) Involvement students (1 500 ) in project activities of environmental education; (ref.1).
(4) In addition to the positioning of the anti-trawling structures to protect the beds of Posidonia, a monitoring system was implemented to control the health status of the plants and the expansion of the grassland, as the protected plants were allowed to recover and spread again the designed area (2).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Bio-infrastructural innovation to protect the marine prairies (1, 3 and 4).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
