article: Olivé et al (2010)
	Title	Environmental Volunteering Programme for Seagrass Monitoring
	Author	Irene Olivé, Carmen B. de los Santos, Miguel Lara, Gloria Peralta, M. Paz García-Sánchez, Edward P. Morris, Fernando G. Brun, Carmen Ramírez, Antonio Navarrete, Ignacio Hernández, J. Lucas Pérez-Lloréns, Juan J. Vergara.
	Year	2010
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	KeyWords	environmental volunteering, marine phanerogam, Bay of Cádiz, science and society
	Abstract	Seagrass meadows are currently declining worldwide, mainly as a consequence of human activities on coastal and estuarine zones. Scientists have acted against this situation by setting up seagrass monitoring networks. These networks are based on a public participation through volunteer work. Aware of this global threat on seagrasses, the Ecology research group of the University of Cadiz (UCA) together with the Green Office of this University have developed the “Environmental Volunteering Programme for Seagrass Monitoring at Cadiz Bay (FAMAR)”. The main objectives of this programme are to involve the society in seagrass conservation and to transmit a feeling of environmental responsibility. After one year of FAMAR launching, the participation level of volunteers has surpassed by far our initial expectations. FAMAR has recorded 80 volunteers, mainly UCA undergraduate students. After such a success, it has been planned new volunteering projects at the short, middle and long term.