{"id":21006,"date":"2025-02-27T14:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueseeds.org\/recherche-developpement-financement-conservation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T16:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:39:37","slug":"research-development-conservation-financing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blueseeds.org\/en\/research-development-conservation-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and development in conservation financing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21006\" class=\"elementor elementor-21006 elementor-20435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3310c03 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3310c03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7b9e4 container-prez\" data-id=\"1a7b9e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-235fda6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"235fda6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff4cc38\" data-id=\"ff4cc38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b123f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b123f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Financial flows for marine conservation are currently insufficient in view of the environmental crisis and established international targets. New mechanisms and solutions need to be explored to finance the conservation of ecosystems that are crucial to slow down the loss of biodiversity, mitigate climate change and ensure the resilience of coastal communities. <\/p>\n<p>BlueSeeds has studied the potential for financing declining blue carbon ecosystems such as mangrove forests in West Africa and Posidonia seagrass in the Mediterranean. We develop operational and replicable financing solutions that coastal communities can implement to improve their impact at local level. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0af66c4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"0af66c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"ep-section-eql-height elementor-element elementor-element-1c5f542 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" bdt-height-match=\"target: .ep-section-eql-height .elementor-widget-wrap\" data-id=\"1c5f542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d548d77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d548d77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9670745 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9670745\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233b24b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233b24b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\">West African Mangrove (WAM)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-3\" style=\"color: white !important;\">Designing an ethical blue carbon project for mangrove conservation by and for local communities<\/h2>\n<p>BlueSeeds works with NGOs and communities in the Cacheu region of Guinea-Bissau, empowering them to sell carbon credits generated by their activities for the conservation of mangroves.<\/p>\n<p>We have fully developed the carbon methodology for this project, and planned its implementation within an ethical framework of governance, redistribution and reinvestment of profits. BlueSeeds aims to create a new dynamic for future blue carbon projects in the region. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74319f8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-button\" data-id=\"74319f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/nos-projets\/empowering-west-african-communities-sell-blue-carbon-credits-finance-mangrove-conservation\/\" class=\"bdt-ep-button bdt-ep-button-effect-a bdt-ep-button-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-content-wrapper bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-center  \" data-text=\"SEE THE PROJECT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon bdt-flex-center bdt-flex-align-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw ti ti-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-text\">\n\n                <span class=\"avdbtn-text\">SEE THE PROJECT<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a093a67 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a093a67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Bzlds1M9cWI&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39a7e8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c39a7e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9418539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9418539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e375baa elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-button\" data-id=\"e375baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/fr\/nos-projets\/autonomiser-communautes-ouest-africaines-vente-credits-carbone-financer-conservation-mangroves\/\" class=\"bdt-ep-button bdt-ep-button-effect-a bdt-ep-button-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-content-wrapper bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-center  \" data-text=\"SEE THE PROJECT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon bdt-flex-center bdt-flex-align-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw ti ti-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-text\">\n\n                <span class=\"avdbtn-text\">SEE THE PROJECT<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2a177 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7b2a177\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6ed66d\" data-id=\"f6ed66d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543975b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"543975b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are initiating a new socio-economic and financial approach to marine conservation, which takes it away from a \"project-based\" financing perspective to make it sustainable. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"ep-section-eql-height elementor-element elementor-element-f364b37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" bdt-height-match=\"target: .ep-section-eql-height .elementor-widget-wrap\" data-id=\"f364b37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3261d15 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3261d15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a936c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67a936c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7eb344 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7eb344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a313c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a313c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\">BlueOasis<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title-3\" style=\"color: white !important;\">Rethinking the mooring zone as an effective tool for conservation and economic dynamism<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, BlueSeeds designed a methodology to measure the ecological and economic value of carbon captured by Posidonia meadows protected thanks to eco-moorings. The results show that the financing of these infrastructures will not be viable solely through the carbon credits they generate. <\/p>\n<p>We explored the possibility of co-financing eco-moorings and considered the future of mooring zones. We designed BlueOasis, an innovative mooring zone that goes beyond its role of protecting marine habitats, optimising it as a tool creating value for local communities. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ce516 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ce516\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7163228 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7163228\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0c2a5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-button\" data-id=\"3c0c2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/nos-projets\/designing-innovative-eco-mooring-zone-blueoasis-benefits-local-economy\/\" class=\"bdt-ep-button bdt-ep-button-effect-a bdt-ep-button-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-content-wrapper bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-center  \" data-text=\"SEE THE PROJECT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon bdt-flex-center bdt-flex-align-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw ti ti-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-text\">\n\n                <span class=\"avdbtn-text\">SEE THE PROJECT<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824bb97 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"824bb97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e2634 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5e2634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cd7d8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-button\" data-id=\"71cd7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/fr\/nos-projets\/accompagnement-prefinancement-peche-artisanale-durable-croatie\/\" class=\"bdt-ep-button bdt-ep-button-effect-a bdt-ep-button-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-content-wrapper bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-center  \" data-text=\"SEE THE STUDY\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon bdt-flex-center bdt-flex-align-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw ti ti-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-text\">\n\n                <span class=\"avdbtn-text\">SEE THE STUDY<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cf02b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-button\" data-id=\"39cf02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-ep-button bdt-ep-button-effect-a bdt-ep-button-size-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-content-wrapper bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-center  \" data-text=\"SEE THE CONCEPT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon bdt-flex-center bdt-flex-align-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw ti ti-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-button-text\">\n\n                <span class=\"avdbtn-text\">SEE THE CONCEPT<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-512b4c7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"512b4c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7e0bf2\" data-id=\"f7e0bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8967645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8967645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our R&amp;D activities give rise to projects with a lasting impact that can easily be replicated on a large scale. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"ep-section-eql-height elementor-element elementor-element-3d397b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" bdt-height-match=\"target: .ep-section-eql-height .elementor-widget-wrap\" data-id=\"3d397b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc91b58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc91b58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2243a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2243a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee2570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aee2570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\">Mediterranean Posidonia Network<\/p><h2 class=\"title-3\" style=\"color: white !important;\">Explore opportunities for financing the protection of Posidonia meadows, the lungs of the Mediterranean<\/h2><p>BlueSeeds is the finance expert on the Mediterranean Posidonia Network taskforce, which 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