Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B EURO Mediterranean (EURO MED)

Date of latest update: 2025-05-27

Description

Description (EN):

Seagrass meadows cover 1.2M hectares along Euro-MED coastlines. Healthy meadows deliver critical ecosystem services (ES) to societies and economies, storing 18% of the world’s blue carbon, and provide >1€ trillion in coastal protection, recreational opportunities for tourism or nursery services to commercial fisheries (UN, 2022). However, seagrasses are still one of the most overlooked ecosystems in the Euro-MED area and close to 7% of meadows are lost annually due to pressures like fish farming, bottom trawling, anchoring, coastal erosion and nutrient runoff: the cost of inaction. To accelerate the restoration of seagrass meadows in the Euro-MED area, ARTEMIS integrates the societal and monetary values of seagrass ES into technical (state-of-the art restoration protocols), financial (first-of-their-kind Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes (PES) targeting multiple ES) and relevant public and private policies and investments. We implement 4 transnational pilots covering all restoration stages (from transplantation in degraded areas to the enhancement of protected ones) and levels of policy (from absence of restoration policies to protection Decrees), leading to the following outputs for restoration and blue economy actors: public authorities, research centres, NGOs, companies, tourism agencies: 1. >2 hectares of seagrass meadows restored with 10x returns in ES and €2M additional funding secured via PES agreements. 2. Transnational outputs: i) Euro-Med action plan and opportunity map for seagrass restoration, ii) roadmap for corporate integration of seagrass ES, iii) technical seagrass restoration toolbox, iv) actionable framework for seagrass valuation and storytelling, v) ready-to-use guidelines for seagrass PES. 10 project partners from 5 countries provide multidisciplinary expertise (economics, ecology, policy, stakeholder engagement, innovation) to deliver joint pilots, peer learning and policy development, replicable across the Euro-MED area.

Description (FR):

Les prairies sous-marines recouvrent 1,2 million d'hectares des côtes de la zone Euro-MED. Des prairies saines fournissent des Services Écosystémiques (SÉ), estimés à >1 trillion€, essentiels aux sociétés et aux économies et stockant 18% du carbone bleu de la planète. Cependant, les herbiers marins restent l'un des écosystèmes les plus négligés de la zone Euro-MED et près de 7% sont détruits chaque année à cause de la pisciculture, du chalutage de fond, de l'ancrage, de l'érosion côtière et du ruissellement des nutriments: cette inaction a un coût. Afin d’accélerer la restauration des herbiers marins, ARTEMIS intègre l’ensemble des dimensions sociétales et monétaires de ces écosystèmes, au travers de nouvelles méthodes techniques (protocole de restauration) et financières (premier système de Paiement pour les Services Écosystémiques - PSÉ) associées aux investissement et politiques des acteurs publics et privés. ARTEMIS déploie 4 pilotes transnationaux incluant toutes les étapes de la restauration (de la transplantation dans les zones dégradées à l'amélioration des zones protégées) et tous les niveaux de politique (de l'absence de politiques de restauration aux décrets de protection), pour les autorités publiques, centres de recherche, ONG, entreprises, offices de tourisme, entraînant: 1. La restauration de >2 hectares d'herbiers marins avec un rendement de 10x l'ÉS et un financement de 2 millions d'euros obtenus via des accords de PSÉ. 2. Des résultats transnationaux; plan d'action Euro-Med et carte des opportunités de restauration, feuille de route pour l'intégration des SÉ en entreprises, outils de restauration, cadre d’évaluation des actions, guide pour les PSÉ. 10 partenaires de 5 pays assurent une expertise multidisciplinaire (économie, écologie, politique, engagement des parties prenantes, innovation) pour réaliser des projets pilotes, un apprentissage collaboratif et un développement de politiques, transférables à travers la zone Euro-MED.

Actual Achievements (EN):

Period 1 was busy for the ARTEMIS project. The project set up, kick off and administrative procedures kept the partnership busy throughout the first six months of the project. The Partnership Agreement and the Subsidy Contract were both signed in May 2024. In terms of coordination, the project’s internal documentation, including work plans and task lists, was organized and monitored. Strategic planning efforts focused on refining project goals, ensuring all tasks aligned with ARTEMIS’ objectives, and fostering collaboration with partners and stakeholders. Project activities: - Peer Learning Programme (A 1.1 / A 2.1 / A 3.1 / A 4.1): Bax designed an initial framework for the project's peer learning programme and collected partners' extensive input via a design thinking workshop delivered during the ARTEMIS partner meeting held in Marseille. Following this, the Bax team has been working on digesting the feedback received and conceptualising a first round of workshop ideas to be launched in period 2, in close coordination with the project's amplification efforts and identified stakeholders. - WP1 implementation advanced well during Period 1. In Act 1.2, HCMR and ISPRA provided scientific knowledge to select adequate methodologies for building a baseline of the seagrass Ecosystem Services (ES) at each pilot site and to collect relevant data from the Greek pilot site. Regarding the selection of methodologies for the ecosystem service assessment, blue carbon and biodiversity were selected by the PP as the two main ES to be evaluated at the pilot sites. HCMR and ISPRA provided to the other PP the relevant literature, detailed methodologies, and personal experience on how to evaluate these services. For biodiversity estimation, the EBQI index, an ecosystem-based approach to assess the status of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows as outlined by Personnic et al. 2014, was suggested, with the addition of fixed transects or plots to obtain more detailed information on species recording. As for Activity 1.3, during the meeting in Marseille, ISPRA proposed a restoration strategy from the LIFE SEPOSSO project for common methodologies and facilitated the discussion and exchanges, providing general considerations and criteria to select the best approaches for the pilot sites. In this regard, a work schedule was proposed in order to acquire useful information about the pilot sites, directing the future restoration activities related to planning, implementing and monitoring activities. WP2 implementation advanced well during Period 1. Act 2.2 includes stakeholder mappings that were carried out to: Identify potential companies interested in PES. Current scope – Greece. Identify potential knowledge partners with focus on seagrass restoration Identify potential initiatives focused on seagrass restoration and blue carbon Ecoacsa reviewed and contributed to the documentation and proposals shared by partners, regarding on how to link information from the Nature Capital Account (WP2) into the design of the Posidonia Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme/Market Based Instrument (MBI) and particularly how to link such information with the final outcome; being the blueprint (WP3). Ecoacsa is also working towards the adaptation of the Nature Value Tool (NVT) for seascapes, particularly to aid with the biophysical and economic quantification of seagrass ecosystem services (WP2 – A2.3). - WP3 implementation advanced well during Period 1. The Peer Learning Programme module (A.3.1) started with a concept note shared by Bax to the partnership and A.3.2 started, Ecoacsa has coordinated internally and with Denkstatt EY a state-of-the art report on market-based instruments for seagrass restoration in the Mediterranean (defining content, structure and deadlines). - WP4 implementation advanced well during Period 1. Act 4.1 started as highlighted above. Act 4.2 started, Preliminary outline of a concept note for Policy Outreach and Advocacy discussed between Plan Bleu and The Green Tank. Act 4.4 MEDSEA produced a Communication and Dissemination strategy which is available to the PP and the JS. in Basecamp. This was a major milestone achieved during this reporting period. Act 4.5 Denkstatt as Carbon Footprint Manager in the project, provided guidelines to partners on the data required and arranged a Q&A session on how to input data to the Interreg carbon footprint calculator. A 4.6 Project Amplification: Bax has designed the project's amplification strategy. This initial concept was validated with partners and the C4N project during the face to face meeting held in Marseille. The big milestones across WP1-4 are the launch of the Peer Learning Programme (A 1.1 / A 2.1 / A 3.1 / A 4.1) and the production of initial concept notes for workshops to be organised in Period 2 as well as the organisation of the first Partner meeting in Marseille in May 2024.

Project outputs: Enriched Euro-MED seagrass restoration toolbox for ecosystem service enhancement
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Description en version anglaise.(FR)
Project Partners and Associated Partners Cooperating Across borders(FR)
Project Partners and Associated Partners Cooperating Across borders(EN)
Actionable transnational framework for seagrass ecosystem service valuation and storytelling(EN)
Description en version anglaise(FR)
Cookbook for Seagrass Payment for Ecosystem Service Scheme (PES) Scaling

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Description en version anglaise.(FR)
Roadmap for corporate integration of seagrass ecosystem services (EN)
Description en version anglaise(FR)
Description en version anglaise(FR)
Euro-MED Action Plan for Seagrass Restoration
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Website: https://artemis.interreg-euro-med.eu/

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Knowledge and technology transfer

Priority: (VI-B_EM_2) Greener MED

Priority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: Plan Bleu pour l’environnement et le développement en Méditerranée

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 33332248500058 | FR590000005 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Boulevard Euroméditerranée Quai d’Arenc, 13002 Marseille, France

Department address: France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: International organisation, EEIG

Website: https://planbleu.org/

Total budget: EUR 508 690.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 406 952.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 101 738.00

Contractors:

Name: DELOITTE ET ASSOCIES
VAT registration or tax identification number: FR02572028041

Sub-Contractors:

Name: DELOITTE ET ASSOCIES
VAT registration or tax identification number: FR02572028041

Institut Menorquí d'Estudis-Observatori Socioambiental de Menorca

Name: Institut Menorquí d'Estudis-Observatori Socioambiental de Menorca

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 888399139

Partner’s ID if not PIC: S5700002H | ES1S0000028 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Camí des Castell, 07702 Maó, Spain

Department address: Camí des Castell, 07702 Maó, Spain

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Other

Website: https://www.obsam.cat/

Total budget: EUR 251 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 201 440.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 50 360.00

Contractors:

Name: Auditors and Bookkeepers, SLP
VAT registration or tax identification number: B95712907
Name: CEAB-CSIC
VAT registration or tax identification number: Q2818002D
Name: IMEDEA-CSIC
VAT registration or tax identification number: Q2818002D

Αστική Μη Κερδοσκοπική Εταιρεία

Name: Αστική Μη Κερδοσκοπική Εταιρεία

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 896678089

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 996987988 | EL220000006 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece

Department address: Greece

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://thegreentank.gr

Total budget: EUR 158 820.80

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 127 056.64

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 31 764.16

Bax Innovation Consulting SL

Name: Bax Innovation Consulting SL

Department: Environment

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998806479

Partner’s ID if not PIC: B62822010 | ES2B0000021 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Carrer Casp, 08013 Barcelona, Spain

Department address: Spain

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://baxcompany.com/

Total budget: EUR 255 204.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 204 163.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 040.80

Contractors:

Name: SENIOR MANAGER AUDITORS I CONS
VAT registration or tax identification number: B63554927

Денкщат България ООД

Name: Денкщат България ООД

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 996695565

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BG175322404 | BG220000006 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Lyubata , 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria

Department address: Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://denkstatt.eu

Total budget: EUR 222 408.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 177 926.40

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 44 481.60

Ecoacsa Reserva de Biodiversidad S. L.

Name: Ecoacsa Reserva de Biodiversidad S. L.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 892799350

Partner’s ID if not PIC: B86423639 | ES2B0000017 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Porto Cristo, 28924 Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain

Department address: Spain

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://ecoacsa.com/en/home/

Total budget: EUR 391 707.50

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 313 366.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 78 341.50

Contractors:

Name: edosgAudit
VAT registration or tax identification number: 43605082A

Comune di Monfalcone

Name: Comune di Monfalcone

Department: Office for PR, Promotion, Media and International Relations

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 948002050

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 00123030314 | IT120000034 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Piazza della Repubblica, 34074 Monfalcone, Italy

Department address: Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.comune.monfalcone.go.it/

Total budget: EUR 250 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 200 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 50 000.00

Contractors:

Name: MASSIMILIANO ROSIGNOLI
VAT registration or tax identification number: IT00655650554

Fondazione MEDSEA - Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation

Name: Fondazione MEDSEA - Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation

Department: Operational headquarters

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03702320924 | IT220000016 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Via Piemonte, 09127 Cagliari, Italy

Department address: Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.medseafoundation.org

Total budget: EUR 373 150.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 298 520.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 74 630.00

Contractors:

Name: Piazzi Luigi
VAT registration or tax identification number: 01891990499
Name: Francesca Frau
VAT registration or tax identification number: IT03320790920
Name: Giulia Eremita
VAT registration or tax identification number: IT03578530929

Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)

Name: Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 997905349

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 10125211002 | IT120000033 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Via Vitaliano Brancati , 00144 Rome, Italy

Department address: Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/

Total budget: EUR 255 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 204 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 000.00

Ελληνικο Κεντρο Θαλασσιων Ερευνων (Ελ.Κε.Θ.Ε.)

Name: Ελληνικο Κεντρο Θαλασσιων Ερευνων (Ελ.Κε.Θ.Ε.)

Department: Institute of Oceanography

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999577532

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 999355106 | EL120000010 | - (FR), - (EN)

Address: Leoforos Athens Sounion Ave, 19013 Anavissos Attika, Greece

Department address: Greece

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.hcmr.gr

Total budget: EUR 332 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 266 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 66 500.00

Consell Insular de Menorca - Agencia Menorca Reserva de Biosfera

Name: Consell Insular de Menorca - Agencia Menorca Reserva de Biosfera

Department: Department of Environment and Biosphere Reserve

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 906320083

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 906320083

Address: Plaça Biosfera, 07703 Maó (Menorca), Spain

Department address: Spain

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Other

Website: http://www.menorcabiosfera.org

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR -50 360.00

Partner contribution: EUR 50 360.00

Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation (MEDSEA)

Name: Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation (MEDSEA)

Department: Operational headquarters

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03702320924

Address: Via Piemonte, 09127 Cagliari, Italy

Department address: Italy

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.medseafoundation.org

Total budget: EUR 373 150.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 298 520.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 74 630.00

Ελληνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών (ΕΛΚΕΘΕ)

Name: Ελληνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών (ΕΛΚΕΘΕ)

Department: Institute of Oceanography

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999577532

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 999355106

Address: Leoforos Athinon Sounion Ave 46,, 19013 Anavissos Attika, Greece

Department address: Greece

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.hcmr.gr

Total budget: EUR 332 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 266 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 66 500.00

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Minorcan Institute of Studies - Socio-environmental Observatory of Menorca (IME-OBSAM)

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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The Green Tank Civic Non-Profit Company (The Green Tank)

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Bax Innovation Consulting SL

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Denkstatt Bulgaria OOD

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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ECOACSA

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Comune di Monfalcone

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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MEDSEA - Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)

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HCMR - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Oceanography

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Plan Bleu for the environment and development in the Mediterranean

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Menorca Insular Council - Menorca Biosphere Reserve Agency

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation (MEDSEA)

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)

Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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Summary

Project name (EN): Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

Project name (FR): Accélérer la restauration des prairies sous-marines dans la région méditerranéenne grâce à des solutions innovantes basées sur les services écosystémiques

Project acronym: ARTEMIS

Project ID: Euro-MED0200867

Project start date: 2024-01-01

Project end date: 2026-09-30

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

PANACeA (FR), PANACeA (EN) | The Mediterranean Biodiversity Knowledge platform's objective is to streamline networking and management efforts in MPAs as a mechanism to enhance nature conservation and protection in the region. It acts as a Science-Policy-Interface to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge sharing, thus influencing behavioural and policy change in the MED region. Plan Bleu is a key partner in this Interreg MED project and will cross-link both initiatives and their respective results and learnings. This will ensure that ARTEMIS builds on relevant pre existing knowledge. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), LIFE SEPOSSO (FR), LIFE SEPOSSO (EN) | The project Life SEPOSSO “Supporting Environmental governance for the Posidonia oceanica Sustainable transplanting Operations”, coordinated by ISPRA improved the Italian governance of Posidonia Oceanica transplants. Among other outputs, the project delivered the SEPOSSO tool to facilitate the selection of adequate transplantation protocols. ISPRA will capitalise on this tool and will integrate the ES perspective, bringing the tool to the next level as a Euro-MED toolbox for seagrass restoration for ES enhancement. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), MED-ESCWET (EN), MED-ESCWET (FR) | The MED-ESCWET (Plan Bleu) project improved the knowledge and benefits of ES from wetlands in terms of climate adaptation, providing an economic valuation of those services to facilitate decision making for adaptation and climate change strategies and to promote the incorporation of wetland ES into public policies. ARTEMIS builds upon and complements MED-ESCWET by focusing on seagrass meadows. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), SELINA (EN), SELINA (FR) | The SELINA (Horizon Europe) project “Science for Evidence- Based and Sustainable Decisions about Natural capital” has the vision to pave the way towards transformative societal change to achieve the European Green Deal and 2030 Biodiversity strategy. Denkstatt is a project case study partner and will facilitate knowledge transfer between the SELINA and ARTEMIS consortia in the areas of ES mapping, valuation, and integration of ES in public/private governance. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), MED 2050 (EN), WaterLANDS project (FR) | MED 2050's project's objective is to confront several visions of the future of the Mediterranean in 2050 and to co-construct solid and realistic transition paths towards common objectives of sustainable development. It is a project taking place in the framework of the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD). Plan Bleu leads the MED 2050 and a key role in the project is carrying out analyses and prospective studies to help forge visions of the future and in disseminating findings. Plan Bleu will ensure that policy recommendations and visions generated within ARTEMIS feed into this process and vice-versa.
(EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), WaterLANDS project (EN), Med Posidonia Network (MPN) (FR) | WaterLANDS is a EU Horizon 2020 Green Deal project which aims to restore wetland sites across Europe and lay the foundation for scalable protection across much wider areas. Plan Bleu is a partner of this project, and is in charge of the development of a theoretical governance framework for successful ecological restoration of wetlands at EU level. ARTEMIS will build upon the delivery of this output (expected June 2023) to adapt the learnings therein to seagrass, as a coastal wetland. Learnings on stakeholder engagement and financing models are expected to be highly transferable to the ARTEMIS case. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), Med Posidonia Network (MPN) (EN), ECO-SMART (FR) | The MPN is a pan-Mediterranean network bringing together more than 50 stakeholders from Euro-MED countries to increase capacity building to prevent Posidonia oceanica degradation and enhance its protection. ARTEMIS partner Menorca Biosphere Reserve, through the Regional Government of Balearic Islands, is part of the MPN coordination task force and blue carbon working group. ARTEMIS will make use of the MPN as a platform for the dissemination of learnings and will engage with its members during its transnational peer to peer learning programme. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), ECO-SMART (EN), CircHive (FR) | ECO-Smart was an Interreg Italia-Slovenia project that focused on the contribution to biodiversity conservation through the development and pilot application of ecos-systematic services and PES methods for drafting adaptation plans to climate change. ARTEMIS will draw from the projects learnings and results, especially on the “analysis of the most effective payment systems for eco systemic services (PES) to finance measures to adapt to climate change in the NATURA2000 areas addressed by the project“. Monfalcone was a project partner and will facilitate the knowledge transfer towards ARTEMIS. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR), MED 2050 (FR), CircHive (EN) | CircHive is a 2023-2027 Horizon Europe project on developing & piloting biodiversity footprinting & natural capital accounting (BF and NCA) in public and private decision making via a “beehive” of sectoral hubs with 14 public and private case study partners who can be engaged with regards to. seagrass restoration. The project will develop a further pan-EU Biodiversity Excellence of Enterprises & cities (BEEHive) which can be tapped to inform and disseminate the work of ARTEMIS. Denkstatt is a work package leader on integrating biodiversity in public and private sustainability governance and can facilitate knowledge exchange between the ARTEMIS and CircHive consortia, as well as potential linkages for dissemination activities. (EN), Description en version anglaise. (FR)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 999 280.30

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 399 424.24

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 78.68%

Co-financing sources:

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Meadow-to-Meadow transnational learnings
Description en version anglaise.
Pilot ecosystem service baseline
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Pilot restoration reports and roadmap
Description en version anglaise.
Open access map of Euro-MED restoration actions
Description en version anglaise.
Meadow-to-People transnational learnings
Description en version anglaise.
Ecosystem service value report per pilot
Description en version anglaise.
Communications material for pitches to public and private actors
Description en version anglaise.
Meadow-to-Market transnational learnings
Description en version anglaise.
Updated State of the Art report on Payment for Ecosystem Service Schemes (PES)
Description en version anglaise.
Methodology for co-creating Payment for Ecosystem Service Schemes (PES)
Description en version anglaise.
Seagrass Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) MoUs
Description en version anglaise.
Seagrass Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) Roadmap
Description en version anglaise.
Meadow-to-Policy transnational learnings
Description en version anglaise.
Policy Recommendations
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Summary report of conferences attended
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Project communications and dissemination strategy
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Calculation of project carbon footprint
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Project Amplification report
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Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

Other EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 - The Nature Restoration Law
ARTEMIS contributes to the proposed Nature Restoration Law and its objective of restoring degraded ecosystems in the EU by 2050, as well as the overarching Biodiversity Strategy 2030. Pilots will enhance marine biodiversity in the newly restored seagrass meadow areas. In addition, the project provides validated and replicable tools for restoration (validated technical transplantation tools, PES options for financial support to restoration). Seagrass and specifically Posidonia oceanica is an important element of Mediterranean marine ecosystems. In terms of biodiversity, it is comparable to that of Amazonian forests and coastal wetlands; more than 400 plant over 1,000 animal species live in these meadows (MPN, 2022). Significant gaps still exist regarding how the Nature Restoration Law will have to be applied in the local context and in the case of seagrass restoration in particular. ARTEMIS provides a useful testing ground to extract best practices to be scaled to the national context in the preparation of National Restoration Plans (due in 2024). ARTEMIS also improves knowledge and financing for nature restoration, which are identified as key challenges to be addressed in order to achieve established targets.
ARTEMIS’ work for corporate governance will also inform how seagrass restoration can contribute to corporate No Net Loss and Net Gain biodiversity requirements under the proposed European Sustainability Reporting Standard E4: Biodiversity and Ecosystems standard, in direct support to the restoration objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
EuropeanGreenDeal The EU Green Deal prioritises the protection and restoration of marine and terrestrial ecosystems to achieve the emissions reductions aimed for therein. The ARTEMIS pilots restore seagrass meadows to decrease GHG emissions (globally, seagrasses degradation emits the same amount as the road and shipping sectors combined), support scalability of pilots through replication plans and transfer of knowledge (tools, restoration methodologies and learnings) to more organisations within the Mediterranean basin and beyond (for similar and related ecosystems, such as tidal marshes and terrestrial wetlands).
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Other Barcelona Convention - Mediterranean Action Plan
ARTEMIS directly contributes to the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) by strengthening the network of Marine Protected Areas, supporting the Good Environmental Status of the Mediterranean Sea through an Ecosystem-based Management approach, addressing Land Sea Interactions, and fostering its sustainable development through attending high level capitalisation events, transnational peer-learning programmes, and local awareness raising campaigns. ARTEMIS’ work contributes as well to the implementation of the integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) protocol by developing operational tools such as established PES schemes for seagrass restoration.
Other Ramsar Convention
ARTEMIS promotes the obligatory wise use of wetlands within the territory of contracted parties (seagrass meadows are part of Ramsar). ARTEMIS directly contributes to the management of seagrass meadows by capitalising on a transnational cooperation (5 countries and those engaged with throughout the project), leading to restored seagrass meadows and technical, financial and private and public governance tools for their long-term maintenance, and replication. Three project partners (Plan Bleu, MEDSEA, Bax & Company) are particularly active in this area.
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Accelerating the Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean area through Innovative ecosystem-service based Solutions

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