Quaderni IRCrES 16

“The Mediterranean sea is our home”: a video
to summarize some of the research activities
developed by ISMed CNR
CARMELO BENNICI, ANGELA CUTTITTA, MARILENA DI NATALE, TIZIANA MASULLO,
MARIANNA MUSCO, VITO PIPITONE, STEFANIA RUSSO, DONATELLA SPERA, MARCO TORRI

CNR-ISMed, National Research Council of Italy – Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean, via
Guglielmo Sanfelice 8, 80134 Naples, Italy

Corresponding author: angela.cuttitta@ismed.cnr.it

ABSTRACT
This paper summarizes the main dissemination activities carried out by the ISMed CNR research
group of Palermo on the Mediterranean Sea. This young group is made by researchers and
technicians with skills in economics, biology, natural sciences and it is strongly motivated by the
love for the sea and biodiversity and by the desire to protect it. The dissemination activities of the
team arise on the assumption that only knowledge can increase awareness of the importance of
protecting the world’s resources and the environment. Scientific dissemination and training
actions constantly follow the numerous activities conducted by this group, such as monitoring,
sampling, analysis, research, writing articles, obtaining patents. The key to all of these activities,
resulting from a continuous literature study, is environmental protection and sustainability with a
view to ecological transition and sustainable development. This paper is complementary to the
video The Mediterranean sea is our home presented by the authors at Blue Planet Economy (BPE)
European Maritime Forum 2021.

KEYWORDS: dissemination, ecological transition, environmental sustainability.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE
Bennici, C., Cuttitta, A., Di Natale, M., Masullo, T., Musco, M., Pipitone, V., Russo, S., Spera
D., & Torri, M. (2022). “The Mediterranean sea is our home”: a video to summarize some of the
research activities developed by ISMed CNR. In Vitali, G. & Zoppi, I.M. (eds). CNR case
histories in the Blue Planet Economy (pp. 107-112). Quaderni IRCrES 16. Moncalieri, TO:
CNR-IRCrES. http://dx.doi.org/10.23760/2499-6661.2022.16.15

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