Biopressadria Conference

Practical solutions for the protection of seagrasses and sustainable boating in the Adriatic Sea

AGENDA

The conference will showcase the BIOPRESSADRIA project’s concrete pilot actions and innovative solutions to reduce the impact of beach and boating activities, including sustainable mooring systems, seagrass meadow and dunal restoration measures, and replicable coastal monitoring protocols. The event will also feature contributions from the Interreg initiatives POSEIDONE Project, MARE SUPERUM Project, and UNDERSEA Project, fostering a shared vision for the blue economy and marine environmental protection.

14.30-15.00 Participants’ arrival and registration

15:00-15:15 Opening remarks
Ing. Pierpaolo Campostrini – CORILA, (Project Partner)
Dott.ssa Rada Orescanin – Municipality of Monfalcone, (Lead Partner)
Dott.ssa Silvia Comiati – Directorate for Unified planning, Veneto Region

15:15-15:50 The BIOPRESSADRIA project: technical solutions and pilot actions for the protection of Adriatic coastal habitats
Arch. Saul Darù – Municipality of Monfalcone, (Lead Partner)
Dott. Andrea Rismondo – Selc s.n.c., (Project Partner)

15:15-15:50 The BIOPRESSADRIA project: technical solutions and pilot actions for the protection of Adriatic marine-coastal habitats
Arch. Saul Darù, Municipality of Monfalcone (Lead Partner)
Dott. Andrea Rismondo, SELC s.n.c. (Project Partner)

15.50 – 17.00 Pilot activities carried out at project pilot sites

Installation and management of a mooring field – Focus on Panzano Bay, Monfalcone: the authorisation process
Arch. Marco Marmotti, Head of Department, Municipality of Monfalcone (Lead Partner)

The buoy field installed at the Kornati Islands National Park
Dott. Dominik Mihaljevic – Kornati National Park Public Institution, (Project Partner)

The Pakleni Islands (Spalmadori) and the waters off Hvar (Lesina): the conservation plan and maritime spatial planning
Dott. ssa Jelena Kurtović Mrčelić – Sea&Karst (Project Partner)

Protecting the coastal environment through practical dune restoration solutions
Dott. Marco D’Adamo – Porto Cesareo Marine Protected Area, (Project Partner)

17:00-18:00 Synergies and best practices from Interreg projects for the protection of Adriatic Sea
Dott. Angelo Mason, Head of the Interreg Italy-Croatia Joint Secretariat, Vemeto Region

Protecting biodiversity in the Northern Adriatic area, between the Natura 2000 network and human pressures (Interreg IT-SLO POSEIDONE Project)
Dott.ssa Caterina Dabalà (CORILA)

Promoting cross-border maritime and cultural heritage with a view to the sustainable development of local areas (Interreg IT-SLO MARE SUPERUM Project)
Dott. Michele Lacchin (Confesercenti Venezia-Rovigo)

Noise clean-up: underwater sounds of the Adriatic Sea (Interreg Project IT-HR UNDERSEA)
Dott.ssa Giulia Bologna (CNR-ISMAR)

18:00-19:00 Final aperitivo and a viewing of the posters and project videos

Registration required here: https://forms.gle/gRzNGjpDNZNUhXhM8