Monitoring activities are successfully continuing at the experimental site for the restoration of Posidonia oceanica meadows damaged by anchoring, established within the framework of the project in the Marine Protected Area of Baia degli Infreschi, in the Cilento region (Southern Italy).

Researchers from ISPRA, with operational support from the Underwater Unit of the Carabinieri in Naples, are observing a significant increase in the rooting success of transplanted posidonia cuttings in the intervention area. This encouraging result supports the effectiveness of the “re-stitching” technique being tested by the project, which has already shown promising outcomes in other pilot areas such as the Marine Protected Area of Asinara and the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, where an 80–90% survival rate of the transplanted shoots has been recorded.

This initiative is part of the project’s broader strategy of active marine ecosystem restoration, aiming to recover key habitats for biodiversity and enhance natural carbon sinks for climate change mitigation.