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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

The implementation of the EU-funded EcAp MED III project is proceeding well despite restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first Steering Committee convened on 28 April 2021 (online) heard.

Meeting online on 27-28 April 2021, more than 50 participants representing 20 (out of the 22) Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention agreed on a set of conclusions and recommendations that pave the way for the possible designation of the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an “Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides (Med SOx ECA) pur

The digital platform inaugurated by the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) is part of the endeavor to boost green entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean.

The project titled “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 project) held its second Steering Committee meeting online on 24 March 2021.

The theme of the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day celebrates efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more on the global observance of IWD 2021.

This special feature prepared by UNEP/MAP and the Regional Activity Centres SCP/RAC and SPA/RAC on the occasion of the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day aims to highlight the accomplishments of some (among many) of the everyday female heroes who embody the principles enshrined in the Barcelona Convention through their work.  

The UNEP/MAP Barcelona Convention Secretariat participated in the Online Sub-Regional Workshop titled “Assistance for the implementation of the Barcelona Convention” that the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX)

This event, which is organized within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, will take place online on 8 April at 09:30 CEST.

On 10 March 2021 the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), a UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre jointly administered with IMO, convened the

(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

This article was prepared to mark the 2021 edition of International Day for Biological Diversity

At a time when Mediterranean countries are embarking on ambitious post-COVID recovery schemes or, in other contexts, searching a way out of the economic setbacks that the pandemic has caused, the month of June offers two special occasions that should prompt decision-makers to invest in a more sustainable and resilient future:

More than fifty Members and Observers are taking part in the 19th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD), which went underway on 7 June 2021.

Eligible candidates are invited to apply for the Mediterranean Sustainability Award (WeMed). The application deadline is 15 July 2021. For information on eligibility and the application process, visit www.WeMedAward.org.

Considerable changes have occurred in the Mediterranean region, not least a disruptive COVID-19 pandemic that has caused suffering and destruction in its wake, with deep ramifications affecting both the environment and socio-economic systems. The pandemic has put hard-won gains in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in jeopardy.

On 28 June 2021 the Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism of Montenegro hosted the final conference of the GEF Adriatic Project, funded by the GEF (under the “International Water” and “Bio

The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), a Regional Activity Centre of UNEP/MAP that is jointly administered with IMO, is assisting affected and likely to