Author: Emilie Grimaud

On the 28 October 2020, the MEET Network Secretariat hosted a public-facing webinar to announce the launch of its new online course on ecotourism product development in Mediterranean Protected Areas. The course is made of two modules and is primarily

The Nature Conservancy would like to invite MPA managers or representatives to complete this survey, available in French, English and Spanish. The purpose of the survey is to collect information on the costs of operating MPAs in order to guide future management and sustainable financing. The

Co-organised with the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), the Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) devoted its “Journée FRB 2020” or FRB Day 2020 to the theme of protected areas in a context of biodiversity decline. This event, which brought

The IUCN Council, in consultation with the Host Country, has set the new dates for the IUCN Congress 2020 as 3 to 10 September 2021. However, please note that the Espaces Générations Nature (Nature Generation Areas), which are organised by the

Oceana proposes, in the study summarised in this article, its own classification of MPAs. If you find any errors or inconsistencies based on your expertise, please inform the MedPAN secretariat. Oceana calls on European Commission to prohibit bottom-trawling in all

The Ocean Governance project in which MedPAN is involved to reinforce synergies with other networks of MPA managers beyond the Mediterranean aims to enable biodiversity conservation by involving national authorities/stakeholders and local communities in the restoration of degraded marine and/or coastal

Climate change is dramatically affecting the Mediterranean Sea and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), despite the nature-based solution they offer to support efforts towards climate change adaptation and mitigation, are the first ones to feel the climate change effects. The Interreg

The creation of new no-take zones is at the heart of this ambitious project bringing together eight direct partners (WWF – project leader, AGIR, HCMR, LIFE, MedPAN, Notre Grand Bleu, SPA/RAC, BlueSeeds), four indirect partners, and four associate partners. The

Author: The INTEMARES team In a global context of increasing concern for the protection and sustainable use of the ocean, Spain is progressively moving towards greater protection of its marine environment. Due to its huge marine area (more than 1