Posidonia meadows as carbon sinks of the Mediterranean

"The Posidonia meadows 1120 * habitat is revealing to be significant in terms of carbon sinks, both in terms of intensity of carbon sequestration and in the capacity of its deposits, which are accumulating carbon for thousands of years. Despite the importance of this ecosystem service, even regarding the biodiversity which it hosts, this habitat is disappearing at a rate four times as high as that of terrestrial forests.
LIFE SEA FOREST has the following objectives:
Increase the capacity of the carbon reservoirs of Posidonia meadows through erosion reduction and
subsequent consolidation of the habitat 1120*: Posidonia meadows (Posidonion oceanicae)
Specific objectives: (1) to quantify carbon deposits and capture rates of phanerogams meadows habitat; (2) to analyze future developments, carbon loss ratio, potential carbon fixation and accumulation rates; The relationship between carbon emission and sequestration in degradation and erosion formations; (3) to define the standards for the evaluation of carbon dioxide of the phanerogams meadows habitat; (4) Identify good practices for the defense of these formations and their carbon sinks (actions to reduce habitat erosion) and their expansion (actions to increase habitat); (5) to stimulate dialogue at national level to activate a network of companies and organizations involved in the carbon trading market; (6) to engage the network of Italian marine protected areas, in order to promote transfer projects of the technical results achieved in the SEA FOREST LIFE project."

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