Most of the natural resources are finite1, and we are currently consuming more than 3 times the resources which could be renewed naturally2. Global Consumption of resources such as fossil fuels, metals and minerals is expected to double in the next forty years, while...

This report is part of the action C1: "Collection campaigns of biological material". The Grant Agreement within the action C1, plans for the annual collection campaigns of biological material (propagules, seeds, coral fragments, seagrass seeds). The collected material...

Marine ecosystems shelter habitats of a multitude of organisms, they are important reservoirs for biodiversity.They also benefit societies that rely on them by providing food, materials (eg. for research and medicine), ortourism. Marine ecosystems also protect...

The coastal zone is subject to numerous anthropic pressures to the detriment of natural areas (development, urbanization, tourist pressure, etc.). In addition to this, there are the more general upheavals caused by climate change, including the rise in sea level and...

This report is part of action C1 referring to the first campaigns of biological material sampling. The technical implementation document of the project foresees annual collection campaigns in order to collect propagules and seeds of mangroves, fragments of coral...