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).

MOBILISONS NOUS POUR L’AMAZONIE

Declaration posted on behalf Sidi El Moctar CHEIGUER. Président ANEJ (African Network of Environmental Journalists) Avec les feux qui ravagent depuis trois semaines la forêt amazonienne, le monde assiste impuissant à une vraie tragédie climatique. Devant ce drame d’une ampleur inédite, le monde entier se doit de se mobiliser car l’Amazonie est un patrimoine commun à […]

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Climate change and biological invasions: a large‐scale survey based on local ecological knowledge

Are you an expert fisherman? So when you say, ‘I’ve never seen this fish before’, it’s worthwhile to stop and listen to you. A study, published today by the prestigious journal Global Change Biology, collects the testimonies of over 500 fishermen from 9 Mediterranean countries, who tell how our Mediterranean is changing before our eyes

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Συμφωνία για Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας μεταξύ ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ και «Ένωσης για τη Μεσόγειο»

Article written by Elias Palialexis (Athens-Macedonian News Agency) Wednesday 20 February 2019, Μνημόνιο συνεργασίας για την ενίσχυση της ενημέρωσης των πολιτών, σε ζητήματα που αφορούν τις κοινές προκλήσεις τις οποίες αντιμετωπίζουν οι χώρες στην περιοχή της Μεσογείου, συμφώνησαν να υπογράψουν ο γενικός γραμματέας της «Ένωσης για τη Μεσόγειο», Νάσερ Καμέλ και ο διευθυντής του ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Μιχάλης Ψύλος,

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2nd Edition Mediterranean climate change adaptation awards

The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), with the support of its Mediterranean partners the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), Plan Bleu and the Agency for sustainable Mediterranean cities and territories (AViTeM), launched the 2nd edition of the “Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards”. The competition aims to promote and reward exemplary climate change adaptation actions and encourage stakeholders in the Mediterranean to adapt to

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Nature as a solution to respond to climate change challenges

Researchers, practitioners and policymakers from the Mediterranean region and the European Union are meeting to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing Nature Based Solutions (NbS). Marseille, 22 January 2019.- From 22 to 24 January, 2019, the city of Marseille will host a workshop entitled “Implementation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to Tackle Climate Change: Focus

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Study on marine litter by AKTI Project and Research Centre in Cyprus

52% of enterprises and 76% of volunteers who took part in a study by AKTI  Project and Research Centre have expressed their worries on the issue of marine litter, especially plastic. The study was conducted in the framework of a programme run by AKTI titled «Zero Waste Beach». The study covered all beach cities of

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Creating space for innovative sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean region

25 organizations from the Mediterranean region gather in Málaga (Spain) using Collective Impact approach to leverage ecotourism as a tool for sustainable development and conservation. Around 25 organizations from six Mediterranean countries are meeting today for a one-day Think Tank style event, during which participants will come together to discuss how they can work together

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Journalists from 20 countries meet in Barcelona with scientists and experts to discuss environmental challenges in the Mediterranean

This is the 3rd Meeting of Environmental Journalists of News Agencies of the Mediterranean, promoted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Around 50 environmental journalists and scientists from 20 countries in the Mediterranean basin, researchers and experts in the field, NGOs, and international institutions

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AMWAJ 2018: A Mediterranean Water And Journalism Forum for sustainable development use

Are you a journalist working in the Mediterranean region or do you know one who is? Register today for #AMWAJForum, a fully-funded opportunity for journalists interested in fostering international cooperation and advancing sustainable development around the Euro-Mediterranean and MENA regions. REVOLVE supports journalists from Meditarranean countries to participate at the Forum, the leading global conference

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Málaga Celebrates World Oceans Day with Launch of the First Large-scale Study on Mediterranean Cetaceans

ACCOBAMS Project kicks off in Málaga with various events and the arrival of the research vessel “Song of the Whale” Marine mammals in both the Mediterranean and Black Seas face a variety of significant threats. In order to better understand and protect these species, the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI) project is launching the first major

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