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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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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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Cyprus’ most important wetland is being lost bit by bit, despite EU warnings

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(press release by BirdLife Cyprus, issued Dec 17, 2019) Brussels may have just sent Nicosia a warning over inadequate protection of Natura 2000 sites, but Cyprus seemingly ‘couldn’t care less’ and is giving the green light to a huge new development on Akrotiri Peninsula. This new development concerns the licensing of 78 building plots at

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Barcelona Convention COP21 – Last call for applications for media accreditation – Deadline: 25 November 2019

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Media participation in the 21st Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP21, Naples, Italy, 2-5 December 2019) is subject to accreditation by the UNEP/MAP—Barcelona Convention Secretariat. Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press – print media, photo, radio, TV, film and news agencies – who fully meet UN media accreditation

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Focal Points of UNEP/MAP examine measures aimed at boosting the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols

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(vía UNEP/MAP) Athens, 13 September 2019 – Focal Points of the United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) met in Athens on 10-13 September 2019 to examine the progress on activities carried out during the 2018-2019 biennium, the Programme of Work for the next two years (2019-2020) and several draft decisions to be submitted for adoption

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MOBILISONS NOUS POUR L’AMAZONIE

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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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The ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative and the Black Sea

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Monaco, 17 June 2019. During the summer 2019, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), will work with Black Sea party countries to carry out the largest survey ever of marine megafauna in the region. A semi-enclosed sea, with distinctive geographical features and very

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