Study areas
The project is realized in the Archipelago of la Maddalena National Park, the Asinara National Park and the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. In a second phase, the SeaForest LIFE model will be exported to Malta.
Arcipelago of La Maddalena National Park
Located in the waters of the Strait of Bonifacio, between Sardinia and Corsica, it covers an area of about 18,000 ha. The Park includes the entire marine area of the La Maddalena Archipelago (13,000 ha) and the terrestrial area (5,134 ha) of islands and islets belonging to the territory of the homonymous municipality for 180 km of coastline. Finally, it includes the SCI ITB010008 and the SPA ITB010008 of the European Natura2000 Network.
Porto della Madonna in the Arcipelago of La Maddalena National Park.
It is located in the province of Sassari and it covers an area of approximately 5,200 ha. The Park includes the Marine Protected Area of Asinara Island, which surrounds the Island of Asinara and has an extension of about 108 km2, the SCI Isola dell’Asinara ITB010082 and the SPA Isola Asinara ITB010001 of the European Natura2000 Network.
Cala Arena in the Asinara National Park (by Domenico Ruiu).
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
The protected natural area of about 36,000 ha, entirely included in the province of Salerno, was subsequently extended to bring its surface to 181,048 ha. Since 1998 it has been UNESCO World Heritage Site (with the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia and the Certosa di Padula), since 1997 it has been a Biosphere Reserve and since 2010 is the first Italian national park to become a Geopark. The park includes two Marine Protected Areas: the Marine Protected Area of Santa Maria di Castellabate and the Protected Marine Air Coast of the Infreshi and Masseta, both established in 2009. Numerous sites of the European Natura2000 Network fall within this protected area.
Porto Infreschi in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park.
