TECNICAL WORKSHOP MARSEILLE (FRANCE) 6th-8th NOVEMBER 2023
Whitesand Solutions, as part of the MPN leadership team, was able to participate in an interesting blue carbon workshop held in Marseille (France) on November 6, 7 and 8, 2023.
La Office français de la biodiversité, WWF, SPA RAC , UICN, BlueSeeds, LifeMarha, as organizers, created a space to explore blue carbon financing mechanisms specifically adapted to the protection and restoration of Mediterranean seagrasses.
By bringing together a diverse range of perspectives, we aim to foster collaborative discussions, share knowledge, and identify effective strategies to address the challenges faced by this fragile ecosystem.
The workshop “Exploring Blue Carbon Financing Mechanisms to Protect Mediterranean Seagrass” gathered around the same table during 3 days a diverse array of agents such as scientists from the University of Córcega Pasquale Paoli, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research – HCMR, Superior Institute Biotechnology Of Sidi Thabet, authorities from Govern de les Illes Balears and Junta de Andalucía and DGEC – Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat, Marine Protected Areas managers from Parc naturel régional de Corse – Parcu di Corsica, Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue and Parc national des Calanques, international experts from Conservation International, The MedFund, MedPAN-network, Udruga za prirodu, okoliš i održivi razvoj Sunce and Climate Consultancy such as EcoAct, private companies Iberostar and environnemental consultant Whitesand Solutions.
Frédéric Villers shared with all the experts the Mediterranean Posidonia Network roadmap to advancing the journey toward the 100% protection of #Posidonia by 2030.
These workshops are a meeting point for many lovers of the sea and those who fight for its conservation. We continue to move towards our common goal, the protection of the meadows!