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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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Resilient societies after the pandemic can be created by fiscal support for green investment, UfM SG tells CNA

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Resilience must be at the heart of each and every action we undertake from now on, Union for the Mediterranean Secretary  General, Nasser Kamel, has told the Cyprus News Agency, in an interview on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region and globally, the level of solidarity, the lessons learned, the links between …

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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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Two tonnes of garbage, 531 tonnes of recyclables collected during Cyprus Zero Waste Beach campaign

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Two tonnes of garbage and 531 tonnes of recyclable garbage were collected during the Zero Waste Beach campaign by AKTI Project and Research Center and Coca-Cola in Cyprus, with the support of the Coca-Cola Foundation. Moreover five tonnes of garbage were recycled within three months  in 50 PMD bins donated in the framework of the …

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

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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»

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

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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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