On behalf of the communication team from Tour du Valat, we contribute to the dissemination of this press release. World Wetlands Day – February 2, 2026 Five levers for action to change course, according to the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory As World Wetlands Day approaches, the recent report released by the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory (MWO) warns […]
A international campaign has been launched to protect the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve in Spain from a controversial expansion of the Guggenheim Museum. Spearheaded by the Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands, this coalition includes 77 organizations across 35 countries, from WWF and BirdLife partners to grassroots Basque groups. At the heart of the conflict is the proposed
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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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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