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The UNEP/MAP–Barcelona Convention Secretariat Coordinator Gaetano Leone took part in the Marine Regions Forum on 30 September-2 October 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The Coordinator also participated in the 21st Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans organized by UNEP on 3-5 October 2019 that also took place in the German capital.

The UNEP/MAP– Barcelona Convention Secretariat signed on 9 October 2019 a Letter of Agreement (LoA) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that provides a new framework of cooperation on issues pertaining to the dumping of wastes.

Media advisory and call for applications for media accreditation Deadline: 25 november 2019

The Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) 2016-2025 provides a strategic policy framework for securing a sustainable future for the Mediterranean region consistent with Sustainable Development Goals.

Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach in the Mediterranean

MED POL Programme for the Assessment and Control of Marine Pollution in the Mediterranean (2015)

Mediterranean Action Plan / Barcelona Convention - Overview

This section provides access to resources for representatives of the Contracting Parties, the media and members of the public:

Main MAP-Barcelona Convention Governance Bodies’ and Governance meetings 2025   15 January 2025

The Coordinating Unit acts as Secretariat for the MAP—Barcelona Convention system.

Thematic strategies and action plans are devised with a view to underpinning the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols. Pollution

The Contracting Parties adopt the budget prepared by the Coordinating Unit. This budget is financed by assessed contributions from the Contracting Parties, voluntary contributions from Contracting Parties, supporting organizations and selected non-governmental sources, as well as counterpart contributions.

MAP was instrumental in devising the following regional regulatory measures that constitute an important element of the MAP—Barcelona Convention regulatory framework and underpin the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols:

The work of the MAP—Barcelona Convention system is guided by a six-year Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) and implemented through two-year Programmes of Work and budgets adopted by the meetings of the Contracting Parties.

The Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/MAP) is a regional cooperation platform established in 1975 as the first regional action plan under the UNEP Regional Seas Programme.

The Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barcelona Convention) was adopted on 16 February 1976 in Barcelona and entered into force in 1978.

The MAP-Barcelona Convention system rests upon a solid foundation of partnership and cooperation with regional and global institutions and actors sharing our vision. Over the years, MAP has sought to foster existing partnerships and to enter in new ones in line with the priorities set by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.

The Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP)