Ocean solutions for Nature and people

Chair Simonetta Fraschetti:

• 08:30 – 09:20 Invited talk: Fiorenza Micheli (Stanford University, USA) “Resilience and vulnerability of coastal social-ecological systems to global shocks”
  Coastal ecosystems and communities are threatened worldwide by climate change, and shocks from social, market and political change. There is an urgent global need to promote resilient social-ecological systems in the face of change. Small-scale fisheries in rural settings can be particularly vulnerable as they frequently lack the resources, rights and infrastructure to respond to shocks originating outside the focal systems. I will present insights from two decades of interdisciplinary, participatory research Baja California, Mexico, and will discuss transferability and generality of approaches and results towards understanding and supporting resilience.
• 09:20 – 09:30 Speaker: Laura Airoldi “Challenges and opportunities of salt marsh restoration.”
  Authors: L. Airoldi, S. De Lauretis, M. M. Billah, D. De Battisti.
• 09:30 – 09:40 Speaker: Davide De Battisti “Exploiting algal turfs and oysters as nature-based solutions for coastal urban waterfronts.”
  Authors: D. De Battisti, E. Heery, C. Roncato, F. Gobbin, P. Colombo, L. Airoldi.
• 09:40 – 09:50 Speaker: Paulina Filz “Navigating coastal ecosystem recovery: Leveraging synergies of Nature-Based Solutions.”
  Authors: P. Filz, R. Beas-Luna, L. Malpica-Cruz.
• 09:50 – 10:00 Speaker: Alessandro Rosa “Saltmarsh restoration in the Caorle Lagoon (North-Eastern Italy) to support climate change mitigation and adaptation.”
  Authors: A. Rosa, P. Comandini, R. Dandolo, T. De Lorenzi, E. Camastra, S. Ciriaco, A. Manzardo, A. Barausse.
• 10:00 – 10:10 Speaker: Benjamin Weigel “Assessing restoration success – fish community response to an incidental restoration event in the Gironde estuary (France).”
  Authors: B. Weigel, L. Carassou, H. Cabral, M. Lepage, J. Lobry, B. Villeneuve.
• 10:10 – 10:30 Coffee Break
• 10:30 – 10:40 Speaker: Serena De Lauretis “A global meta-analysis on the effectiveness of five different types of saltmarsh restoration.”
  Authors: S. De Lauretis, D. De Battisti, F. Grasselli, L. Airoldi.
• 10:40 – 10:50 Speaker: Susanne Schäfer “From Sea Urchin Barrens to Underwater Forests: Strategies for Macroalgae Restoration in Madeira Island.”
  Authors: S. Schäfer, R. Silva, L. Piazzese, A. Bernal-Ibáñez, P. Parretti, C. Bernasconi, F. Silva, R. Freitas, M. Radeta, I. Orfão, A. Dinis, M. Parente, S. Lourenço, C. Campanati, J. Gama Monteiro, J. Canning-Clode.
• 10:50 – 11:00 Speaker: Ida Beathe Øverjordet “The Climarest project: the challenge of marine restoration.”
  Author: Ida Beathe Øverjordet
• 11:00 – 11.10 Speaker: Cristina Gambi “Best practices for marine ecosystem restoration.”
  Authors: C. Gambi, R. Danovaro, CLIMAREST Consortium.