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A new report titled "30 by 30: Scenarios to recover biodiversity and rebuild fish stocks in the Mediterranean" by WWF sheds new light on the importance of conservation and advocates for bolder action to ensure that 30 per cent of the Mediterranean Sea be protected by 2030—an objective under negotiation wi

(This article was updated on 6 April 2021) On 17 February 2021, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre REMPEC received a request for assistance from Israeli authorities regarding the beaching of large quantities of tar balls on Israel’s shoreline. As of 23 February, the volume of tar balls collected along the shoreline had reached an estimated 1,000 cubic metres.

The “contribution of the environmental dimension of sustainable development to building a resilient and inclusive post-pandemic world” was discussed by delegates taking part in the Leadership Dialogues during the Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA

On 16 February 2021 Plan Bleu, a Regional activity Centre of UNEP/MAP, and the Tunisian Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment co-organized an online conference on the State of the Environment and Development in

The MedPartnership 2009-2015 The Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (MedPartnership) was a collective effort of leading environmental institutions and organizations together with countries sharing the Mediterranean Sea to address the main environmental challenges that Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems face.

Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) in the Mediterranean by the Contracting parties in the context of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols (EcAp-MED I) 2012-2015

Implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the Mediterranean 2017-2018

Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach in the Adriatic Sea through Marine Spatial Planning (GEF Adriatic) 2017-2020

The Marine Litter MED II project, funded by the European Commission, DG Environment (EC-DG ENV) , further supports the implementation of the updated Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediter

Towards achieving the Good Environmental Status of the Mediterranean Sea and coast through an ecologically representative and efficiently managed and monitored network of Marine Protected Areas (IMAP-MPA) 2019-2023

The EcAp MED III Project 2020-2023

The Mediterranean Sea Programme: Enhancing Environmental Security (MedProgramme) 2020-2026

The ENI SEIS II South Support Mechanism project built on UNEP/MAP efforts aimed at implementing a holistic approach encompassing environmental data and information from all the Mediterranean countries (Southern, Northern and Eastern shores) and regional sources.

Towards an ecologically representative and efficiently managed network of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MedMPA Network project) 2016-2019

The overall objective of this EU-funded project was to support UNEP-MAP/Barcelona Convention and its Contracting Parties to prevent and manage Marine Litter through the implementation of the Marine Litter Regional Plan adopted by COP 18 of t

The theme of the 2021 edition of World Wetlands Day (2 February) is “Wetlands and water”. It is an occasion to ponder the crucial role of Mediterranean wetlands.

Le numéro de janvier 2021 de « MED News », bulletin d'information du PNUE / PAM – Secrétariat de la Convention de Barcelone produit par le Centre d’Activités régionales CAR/INFO, est maintenant disponible en ligne.

Lire en français The January 2021 issue of the UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention Secretariat’s newsletter “MED News”, produced by INFO-RAC, is now available online.

20ème réunion ordinaire des Parties contractantes à la Convention sur la protection du milieu marin et du littoral de la Méditerranée et à ses Protocoles Tirana (Albanie), 17-20 décembre 2017 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.23 Rapport UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.23/23

21ème réunion des Parties contractantes à la Convention sur la protection du milieu marin et du littoral de la Méditerranée et à ses Protocoles Naples (Italie), 2-5 décembre 2019 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.24 Rapport UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.23/24