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Ghar el Melh, Tunisia. © Tarek Khatib

MedWet: We cannot afford to let Mediterranean coastal wetlands disappear

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Sea-level rise will be one of the major climate change-induced risks of the 21st century for coastal areas. According to the Sixth Assessment Report of IPPC released on February 28th 2022, it is virtually certain that global mean sea level will continue to rise over the 21st century. Relative to the period 1995–2014, the likely …

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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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