Griend Island, Wadden Sea, The Netherlands

Credit: Richard Lilley

At the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) COP14 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in February, parties passed a resolution that, for the first time globally, recognises the role that seagrasses play in supporting migratory species and places the onus upon signatory states to ensure their conservation. 

Birds are an often-overlooked part of marine ecosystems, and yet seagrass meadows provide a significant resource in support of Avifauna. Evidence from the literature indicates that seagrass does provide support for birds, but reveals a field of research with many data gaps in Europe, small in spatial and temporal scales.

Is there a role for seagrass restoration to support migratory populations?

Read more here: projectseagrass.org