EEEGR Member Next Geosolutions Europe S.p.A., a leading international company in the field of marine geosciences and offshore construction support services mainly in the energy sector, with a focus on renewable energies, announces the awarding of the tender for Marine Habitat Mapping called by Invitalia on behalf of the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), for a total value of approximately €42.5 million.
The initiative is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) for the period 2021-2026 (specifically in Mission 2 ‘Green Revolution and Ecological Transition’, with special reference to Investment 3.5 ‘Restoration and Protection of Seabed and Marine Habitats’), in which €400 million has been allocated for the restoration and protection of Italy’s seabed and marine habitats. The project of great relevance for the promotion of environmental sustainability and the protection of Italian marine ecosystems aims to carry out an accurate mapping of deep-water marine habitats.