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Action Plan on marine vegetation
Over one thousand macroscopic marine species of flora have been observed in the Mediterranean, from which, 20% are endemic. These species provide shelter, food and oxygen to other marine organisms. ...
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Action Plan on Non-Indigenous Species
The trend of new introductions of alien species in the Mediterranean has been increasing. Many of these species have become invasive with serious negative impacts on biodiversity, human health, and ...
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Ecosystem Approach (EcAp)
The Barcelona Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) define the ecosystem approach as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that ...
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Sub-regional training on monitoring, identification and ...
Vlorë, Albania, 21-23 January 2025
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Strategy and Action Plan on Monk Seal
The population of the Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus, have declined rapidly and drastically during the twentieth century. Since 1985, the species was recognized within the framework of ...
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Climate change & biodiversity
The impacts of climate change are extremely varied, and their effects back up and amplify one another. Climate change linked effect (temperatures, rainfall, winds, rise in sea level) and human-origin ...
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ODYSSEA Project
Operating a network of integrated observatory systems in the Mediterranean Sea
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Species Project
Support mechanism for filling key knowledge gaps for vulnerable species (marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and elasmobranchs) impacted by fisheries in selected areas of the Mediterranean
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