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Workshops on Blue Crab Management and Measures for the ...

On January 23–24, 2025, SPA/RAC organised two back-to-back workshops on Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) in Rome, Italy, with the support of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security ...

New Document: Measures for Reducing New Introductions and ...

The "Guidelines Document on the Identification and Introduction of Appropriate Measures for the Reduction of New Introductions and for Eradication/Control of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) in Priority ...

SPA/BD Protocol

Presentation The legal system of the Mediterranean Action Plan rests on the Barcelona Convention, adopted in 1976 and amended in 1995. The Barcelona Convention is supplemented by seven ...

Opportunities

Governance

The UN Environment Programme e/ Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) Secretariat is responsible for the implementation and overall coordination of the activities within the framework of UNEP/MAP Mid-Term ...

Team

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Partnerships

Contracting Parties

The 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, ...

About SPA / RAC

The Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (SPA/RAC) is an environmental organization established in Tunis in 1985 following a decision by the Contracting Parties to the Convention ...