Dissemination and divulgation activities continue in our study sites for the Life SEPOSSO project (Action D.1). As part of the events scheduled in Ischia between 17 and 21 September, a meeting was held with the public on Thursday 20 September, at 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm, Piazzetta San Girolamo, Ischia Porto (NA).
During the initiative, ISPRA technicians and researchers, together with the project partners Dip. of Earth and Sea Science of the Palermo University o, CNR-IAMC, ARPA Toscana and Northern Tyrrhenian Sea System Authority, have interacted to citizenship with information stand set up outdoors. Informal meetings with citizens were an opportunity to disseminate essential information on the importance of habitat to Posidonia oceanica, on ecosystem services and the benefits produced by the habitat on the marine-coastal ecosystem. Communication activities were supported by distributing information products produced as part of the Life SEPOSSO project.
The gadgets of the project were distributed to all those present, such as educational games designed for both adults and children. Particular attention was given to the little ones, that received as a gift the comic book “Discovering the Posidonia oceanica” with the story of the adventures of Posi and Donia (the mascots of SEPOSSO), conceived and realized within the project. Moreover, childrens were enertained with group games, such as crosswords, memory and cards created by researchers to learn the respect of the wonders of the sea by having fun at the same time.
The activities aimed to stimulate the involvement of the people and sharing their experiences, encouraging them to disseminate the activities of which they were protagonists through photos and videos and to share them on social networks. The meetings were an important stimulus also for the networks developed with representatives of local actors, such as organizations, associations, teachers of middle and high schools.
During the day, the notice board describing the Posidonia oceanica transplant carried out between 2008 and 2009 has been settled in a public square facing the area of Punta San Pietro.
interviews with citizens during the public meeting for the governance analysis
The information was provided to citizens also through the videos and multimedia material produced during the project
The meetings with the public continued until the evening
The installation of the illustrative panel (notice-board)
The final location of the Posidonia transplant illustrative panel