Short description of the action
In the Baltic Seagrass Project, we are working with the Metsähallitus’s Parks & Wildlife Finland unit to restore seagrass meadows, formed by common eelgrass – one of the key species in the Baltic Sea. The meadows will be restored by transplanting common eelgrass seedlings to places where the plant has once grown but has since disappeared. Common eelgrass provides a habitat for dozens of other species in the Baltic Sea. By restoring the seagrass meadows, we are combating nature loss in the Baltic Sea. In this project, we are also joining forces with Central European marine conservation foundations to increase people’s awareness of marine nature and biodiversity.
- Name of organisation
- John Nurminen Foundation
- Type of organisation
- Non-governmental organisation
- Type of action proposed
- Upscaling, deployment and replication of solutions
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity
- List of Partners
Metsähallitus, Fondation de la Mer, Medsea
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 200000
- Basin coverage
- Baltic/North Sea
- Website link
- miina.maki@jnfoundation.fi
- Country
- FinlandFranceItaly