Lourdes Lázaro (IUCN)

With more than twenty years of experience as Communication Advisor in several institutions related to the management of environmental policies, I am now responsable for the Corporate Development Department at the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Wetland-Vromolimni

International environmental Alliance issues Red Alert; experts urge Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis to prevent destruction of Erimitis wetlands

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Mediterranean environmental organizations have joined forces as members of the Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands to urge Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to intervene to prevent the devastation of Corfu’s Erimitis peninsula and its vital wetland habitats through the proposed construction of a tourist resort. This follows a previous letter sent to Mr Mitsotakis in October …

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COPEAM and the EIB launch an online training course for journalists on reporting climate change

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An e-learning course for journalists to improve the reporting skills in the field of climate change: this is the goal of the project developed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and COPEAM. This free professional training will be open to journalists coming from the Mediterranean partner countries and Balkan countries and will be available in English and Arabic on the …

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Six international organizations join forces to create the Mediterranean Consortium to Protect Biodiversity

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This innovative partnership model aims to respond to the environmental and financing challenges of nature conservation in the Mediterranean. In the context of major global mSeobilizations to protect biodiversity, aiming to support the new objectives to protect the planet and given the many challenges affecting the Mediterranean region (including climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and …

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Unsustainable farming is challenging the survival of Mediterranean dung beetles – IUCN study

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The first IUCN Red List assessment of Mediterranean dung beetles compiles the results from an assessment of 200 dung beetle taxa, of which 150 are endemic to the region. This publication states that 20 percent of the species assessed are threatened with extinction, including 21 endemic species. According to a new report from IUCN-Med, dung …

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Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year – IUCN report

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A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the main source of the leakage, this will at least double by 2040. Based on a compilation of data …

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Virtual coffee break: COVID-19, Environment and Media in the Mediterranean

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A panel of 4 journalists from Agence France Presse, Athens News Agency, Lebanese National News Agency and Maghreb Arabe Presse engaged in this virtual coffee break hosted by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in collaboration with MedWet in the framework of the Offyourmap campaign. The online session was attended by communicators from several environmental …

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Boost small sustainable businesses, save the planet and improve your health through what you eat

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The biodiversity of our ecosystems, like climate change, is in crisis. The survival of our world is dependent on urgent action from individuals, businesses and governments. Conservationists are asking people everywhere to do their bit to protect the environment by choosing good quality food from local sustainable food producers. Since the outbreak of Covid 19 …

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BeMed launches a call for projects to reduce plastic pollution in the Mediterranean islands

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Version française ci-dessous Created in 2015 by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the MAVA Foundation, the Surfrider Europe Foundation, the Tara Ocean Foundation and the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, the Beyond Plastic Med (BeMed) association aims to combat plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2017, BeMed has created a regional dynamic …

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Ready, set, go! MedArtSal kick off meeting today in Rome

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Rome (Italy), 18th January 2020 – The eight partners of the project MedArtSal – sustainable management model for Mediterranean Artisanal Salinas are gathering today in Rome on 18 January for the kick off meeting of this initiative funded by the European Programme ENI CBC MED 2014-2020 with a total budget of € 3.2 million and …

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