Genoa's University is participating in the Posidonia Green Festival 2025, which will take place in Bogliasco from July 11 to 13, an eco-festival between art and nature where music, film, photography and performing arts are combined with science and education for a dissemination of knowledge and best practices in defense of the blue planet.
The festival, organized by the Posidonia Green Project under the patronage of City Hall of Bogliasco, the Region of Liguria and the Blue District of Genoa, is designed and implemented following the principles of environmental sustainability, such as the elimination of plastics, separate waste collection, implementation of energy-saving systems, reuse of the scenography, created with materials from the beaches, and more.
UniGe is particularly involved in three different moments, reflecting its commitment to the themes of the festival.
- Friday, July 11, at 9:30 p.m. - Pianeta Mare Film Lab: viewing and awards ceremony
Screening of the short films made by the young participants of the Pianeta Mare Film Festival film lab. Final meeting with the winners and protagonists of the Genoa edition of Pianeta Mare Film Lab, held at UniGe in May 2025. - Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Life Pinna Treasure Hunt
A citizen science activity: a real underwater treasure hunt for children to search for the sea nacchera, Pinna nobilis, the largest bivalve in the Mediterranean Sea, now at risk of extinction
(organized by the LIFE Pinna project, in which UniGe participates as a Partner. - Saturday, July 12, 7:45 p.m. - Conference, “Do the SDGs Really Affect Us?”
An open discussion on how the Sustainable Development Goals connect with our daily lives, between ecological transition, active citizenship and conscious choices.
Speakers: Adriana Del Borghi, Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability, University of Genoa, and Paolo Marcesini, Journalist and Director of Italia Circolare.
Moderator: Vanessa Sarah Salvo
For more information, see the full program.