Cyprus, Greece, and Israel have signed the Implementation Agreement on the Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency Plan. The objective of the Plan is an effective reaction to spills and to facilitate the co-operation among the three countries in the field of oil pollution preparedness and response. The Plan was signed on Tuesday, 8 May along […]
Ecotourism Conference in Split Kicks Off With Launch Of New Protected Area Network, Focused on Ecotourism that Support Conservation While Reducing the Footprint of Travelers. Split, Croatia, 6 March 2018 – Ecotourism can be transformed into a genuine solution to the current tourism challenges facing the Mediterranean while directly supporting conservation of the region´s incredible
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The many benefits of mobile pastoralism in the Mediterranean, and the world over, are detailed in a new report from the Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture. This 10,000 year old practice, forgotten or lost in some places, may actually be a retro-innovative system of livestock management critical for the sustainability of our planet. “Mobile
Freshwater biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot is remarkably diverse and highly threatened as confirmed by the IUCN Mediterranean Biodiversity Red List assessments. The process to identify and delineate of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) in north-west Mediterranean, including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy to Malta, has recently been completed with the aim to provide critical
Un cours pratique pour l’échange et le transfert de connaissances entre l’Espagne et la Tunisie dans le domaine de la conservation des oiseaux aura lieu du 30 novembre au 1er décembre 2017, au Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnement de Khlédia de la Société Tunisienne de l’Électricité et du Gaz (STEG) en Tunisie. Autour de
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The catching of unwanted species is a pervasive problem in fisheries worldwide. In most cases unwanted catches are returned dead to the sea as discards. This results in a waste of natural resources and a threat to the health and stability of marine ecosystems. In European fisheries of the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean seas,
Journalists from the written press, television, radio and online media, citizens of the 42 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean, are invited to submit their work until 27th September 2017 to take part in the 10th edition of the Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Awards. Submitted works should tackle intercultural issues between and within Euro-Mediterranean societies.
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Direct evidence of climate change is already being observed in the Mediterranean coast and in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). However, climate change is not explicitly incorporated in most management plans and information to assist MPAs decision making is limited and fragmented. The island of Lampedusa will host one of the training courses on monitoring protocols
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Roma, June 08, 2017 – On World Ocean Day, as the first UN Ocean conference takes place in New York (USA), WWF reveals new evidence of plastic contamination of cetaceans in the Mediterranean. The global conservation organisation has demonstrated through innovative research the impact of plastic pollution in the north-western Mediterranean Sea. WWF analysed biopsies
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Palma (Spain) (EFE).- The ecological organization Greenpeace on Monday released giant models of common plastic items into the sea off the Balearic Islands to raise awareness of the dangers of pollution. Several bottles more than 12 meters (39 feet) long, bottle caps, styrofoam cups, straws and a banner reading #NoPlastic were left bobbing in the
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