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The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, following a proposal for action by over 70 countries from all latitudes. The UN Decade positions the restoration of ecosystems as a major nature-based solution towards meeting a wide range of global development goals and national priorities.

The Advisory Committee of the Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of the Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Region (SAPBIO) held an online meeting on 2 April 2020 to examine the roadmap for the elaboration of a post-2020 SAPBIO in the context of preparations for the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework under t

A new project implemented by the Mediterranean Action Plan of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP/MAP) and funded by the European Union went underway in March 2020 with the two-pronged aim of strengthening national capabilities in integrated monitoring of the Mediterranean Sea and coast and enhancing the management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean region.

Started by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now one of the world's largest grassroots movements for the environment.

Women at the helm of green entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean

UNEP/MAP was instrumental in the introduction of a ban on single-use plastic bags in Tunisia. The ban, which entered into force on 1 March 2020 for supermarkets by virtue of Decree No. 32 dated 16 January 2020, prohibits the manufacturing, import and use of conventional single-use plastic bags.

MED News is the MAP quarterly newsletter produced by the Regional Activity Centre for Information and Communication (INFO/RAC). Click here for the latest issue

Activities, programmes and projects implemented by the MAP Coordinating Unit and the MAP Components, including six Regional Activity Centres (RACs) operating from host Mediterranean countries, translate the vision of a healthy and prosperous Mediterranean into a gradually expanding constellation of achievements. The MAP Coordinating Unit

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Vacancies at the UN Environment Programme / Mediterranean Action Plan Coordinating Unit Job Vacancies, including internship positions, with the UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit are posted in the United Nations Careers Portal. Users are required to register to the portal in order to view and apply for current vacancies.

Nous, Ministres et Chefs de délégation des Parties contractantes à la Convention de Barcelone pour la protection du milieu marin et du littoral de la Méditerranée (Convention de Barcelone) et à ses Protocoles, réunis à Tirana (Albanie) le 19 décembre 2017,

Le pétrolier "AGIA ZONI II" CS: SVAD4 – battant pavillon grec - Numéro OMI: 7126152 a coulé au large de Pirée en Grèce, le 10 septembre 2017 avec à son bord 2 195 tonnes de fioul, 340 tonnes de combustible à usage maritime en cargaison, 15 tonnes de combustible à usage maritime en soute et 300 litres de lubrifiants.

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Le Comité de pilotage de la Commission méditerranéenne du développement durable (CMDD) a tenu sa 18ème réunion les 18 et 19 janvier 2017 à Athènes, en Grèce.

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02.08.2018 Un couloir sous-marin de 1.350 km, situé au large des côtes espagnoles, a été déclaré Aire marine protégée par le gouvernement espagnol en juin 2018. Cette mesure va protéger environ 3.500 rorquals communs, 19.000 tortues caouannes et 6.000 dauphins bleus. Le couloir des cétacés

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Le 15 octobre 2018, l’Unité d’Assistance Méditerranéenne (UAM) célèbre ses 25 ans d’existence. Durant un quart de siècle, l’UAM a fourni une assistance immédiate et gratuite d’expert aux Etats côtiers de la Méditerranée pour faire face à la pollution de la mer par les déversements d’hydrocarbures et des substances chimiques.