SOTA – Investment Opportunities in Seagrass Restoration

 This is the first report of its kind to explore how market-based instruments can finance the restoration and conservation of Mediterranean seagrass meadows — one of the region’s most valuable yet undervalued natural assets.

Developed within the Interreg Euro-MED ARTEMIS project by Ecoacsa and EY Denkstatt Bulgaria, with contributions from Plan Bleu, The Green Tank and all the partners from ARTEMIS, the report outlines the strategic case for investing in seagrass restoration through innovative financial tools such as Blue Carbon and Biodiversity Credits and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES).

By positioning Posidonia oceanica at the heart of the Mediterranean blue economy, the publication provides a blueprint for making marine restoration measurable, investable, and sustainable.

The report “Investment Opportunities in Seagrass Restoration” offers a first glimpse into the evolving landscape of nature-based investment in the Mediterranean. It highlights how restoring seagrass meadows can generate ecological, social, and financial value — and how innovative market tools are beginning to make this vision a reality.

• Recognizes the value of Mediterranean seagrass meadows and the multiple ecological benefits and services they provide
• Shows how EU tools, such as the CSRD Directive, the EU Taxonomy, and the new Nature Credit Roadmap, can support the protection and restoration of Posidonia
• Bridges ecological restoration with the economic value of these meadows, offering investors a unique opportunity in an emerging market with significant and long-term impact

• Introduces innovative financial approaches linking ecological restoration to measurable economic value

• Shares insights from real pilot sites across the Mediterranean tested under the ARTEMIS framework