We strongly commit to the protection of the environment. Since 2022, BioNike has supported Worldrise in the protection of the marine habitat.
Worldrise is an Italian non-profit organisation founded by Mariasole Bianco. It works by designing and implementing projects for the preservation of the marine environment and to increase awareness towards protecting it. The organisation works with the aid of young students and graduates, with the purpose to train the future guardians of Italy’s wildlife heritage.
The organisation’s mission is to promote change that favours the protection of the marine environment and raises awareness towards such need.
The organisation’s vision is to (re-)connect people with the sea. Our existence depends on the sea and the future of the sea depends on us. The sea is the lifeblood of our planet. One out of two breaths we take we owe it to seawater, which produces 50% of the oxygen and absorbs about a third of the CO2 found in excess in the atmosphere, thus standing as our greatest ally in climate change mitigation. About half of the population in the world depends on the ocean for their primary source of food, thus protecting it effectively is key to preserving its functionality and productivity.
In 2022, we have worked with Worldrise to support the implementation of the «A sea of stars», project, which ims at contributing to marine reforestation and creating Protected Marine Areas in Italy to ensure biodiversity and safeguard the health of the Mediterranean Sea. The project involves cleaning Italy's coastline to protect gorgonian forests and their inhabitants - starfish. Work includes monitoring and collecting fishing nets and other waste in the marine areas of Capo Mortola and Golfo Aranci, areas with plenty of gorgonian forests where often plastic and other debris ends up floating around. Another activity is the identification and geolocalisation of starfish in 5 protected marine areas - Balzi Rossi, Tavolara, Ustica, Egadi , Meloria shoal - in order to take action to protect them. Starfish are true sentinels of the health of the sea, because they are very sensitive to pollution. In addition, they are often fished for ornamental purposes, thus need to be better protected.
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In 2023, on the occasion of World Biodiversity Day, BioNike has decided to renew its support for the A SEA OF STARS campaign by Worldrise for the second consecutive year. The campaign consists of two projects that aim at taking effective action towards protecting the environment and raising awareness in people about the true role of the sea.
BioNike is a supporting partner of the Worldrise 30x30 Italy campaign aiming at securing protection for 30% of seas by 2030. The campaign, designed to achieve such an objective for the Italian seas, has the challenging and much-needed goal to ensure the functionality and productivity of our seas by securing special protection for a number of coastal areas in Italy, referred to as Protected Marine Areas.
BioNike supports the Portofino Protected Marine Area by sustaining the AMPlification campaign by Worldrise, a project aiming at raising awareness of people, especially in coastal areas, towards the importance of Protected Marine Areas (PMA), where biodiversity is protected by ensuring sustainable development.
BioNike is a supporting partner of the Worldrise 30x30 Italy campaign aiming at securing protection for 30% of seas by 2030. The campaign, designed to achieve such an objective for the Italian seas, has the challenging and much-needed goal to ensure the functionality and productivity of our seas by securing special protection for a number of coastal areas in Italy, referred to as Protected Marine Areas.
BioNike supports the Portofino Protected Marine Area by sustaining the AMPlification campaign by Worldrise, a project aiming at raising awareness of people, especially in coastal areas, towards the importance of Protected Marine Areas (PMA), where biodiversity is protected by ensuring sustainable development.