THE RESTORATION OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: CHALLENGES, STRATEGIES, INNOVATIONS

Mariachiara Chiantore, professor of Ecology at the University of Genova

Saul Ciriaco, responsible for scientific activities at WWF Miramare MPA

Annalisa Falace, professor of Algology at the University of Trieste

Marina Penna, senior researcher at ISPRA Istituto Nazionale per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale

Piero Martin, professor of Experimental physics University of Padua, author of Storie di errori memorabili ("Stories of memorable mistakes", Laterza)

Marine ecological restoration is a rapidly expanding field of applied multidisciplinary research, aimed at combating biodiversity loss and the degradation of marine habitats. This concern is echoed in the objectives of the European Union's recent Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore 20% of the EU's land and seas by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050, thereby contributing to the mitigation of the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity.