1. Speaker: Maria Eugenia GIUNTA FORNASIN Organisation: EID Méditerranée
POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
Speaker: Maria Eugenia GIUNTA FORNASIN
Organisation: EID Méditerranée
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“Bridging the Science-Practice-Policy Gap
in Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection”
23-24 October 2017, Barcelona
MED Biodiversity Protection Community

2. POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
18 months
€ (85% ERDF)
Lead partner: EID Méditerranée
5 European partners
OBEJCTIVES :
 To identify and analyze the current management and provide a socioeconomic evaluation synthesis of its ecosystem services
 Integrate and adapt tools for management of Posidonia beach/dunes in local sustainable growth and good practice guidelines
 To propose a model of governance and a common strategy for the management of Posidonia beach/dune systems in the Mediterranean protected areas

3. Questionnaire on management
POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
FIRST RESULTS
Questionnaire on management
in France
PACA Region : 3 administrative districts
58 local councils consulted, 46 concerned by banquettes, 22 accepted to answer
Between April and June
French legislation forbids all removal of banquettes,
80% remove them at least once a year in order to prepare beaches for holidays
55% public technical department is in charge of this
86% use heavy machinery (excavator or screener).
Questionnaires on management were done by EID Méditerranée with the participation of all project partners. These questionnaires were conducted on the coasts of PACA region, which are the most exposed to Posidonia grounding. For a total of 58 local councils, 46 are concerned by the presence of banquettes on their beaches and only 22 accepted to answer the questionnaire. These local councils belong to 3 administrative districts of French Mediterranean coastal zone. Previous appointments were set with technical departments in charge of beach management between April and June, when Posidonia banquettes are present. French legislation forbids all removal of banquettes, however, 91% of local councils remove them at least once a year between April and June in order to prepare beaches for holidays. For 55% of local councils, public technical department is in charge of this activity and 86% of them use heavy machinery (excavator or screener).

4. Questionnaires on management Questionnaires on management
POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
FIRST RESULTS
Questionnaires on management
in Greece
Questionnaires on management
in Sardinia

5. Questionnaire on perception
POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
FIRST RESULTS
Questionnaire on perception
in France
PACA Region : 3 administrative districts
200 beach users
Between April and June
44% had a very or quite negative feeling about banquettes
86% information about Posidonia and its ecological role is insufficient
49% didn’t have a previous knowledge about the role of banquettes for beach and dune conservation
How do you consider the presence of banquettes of Posidonia on beaches?
Questionnaires on the perception of beach users were done by IMC foundation with participation of all project partners. These questionnaires were conducted in PACA region at the same time that questionnaires on management. Results were analyzed from 200 surveys from users (inhabitants and tourists) of different nationalities, age, gender, social levels, etc. 44% of interviewed people had a very or quite negative feeling about Posidonia banquettes, and besides their presence hold sway over their choice of beach. 86% of users consider that information about Posidonia and its ecological role is insufficient and 49% didn’t have a previous knowledge about the role of banquettes for beach and dune conservation.

6. POSBEMED Sustainable management of the systems of Posidonia Beaches in Mediterranean Region
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
Ending of 2017
2 webinars
SWOT analysis
Benchmarking practices
Beginning of 2018
PSC on Greece
Webinars:
Ecosystems services of P.O., banquettes and coastal systems
Best management practices along the Mediterranean coast (results of questionnaires and littérature review)

7. Maria Eugenia GIUNTA FORNASIN Project officer - EID Méditerranée
MED Biodiversity Protection Community
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