Emilie Grimaud

Call for consultation for the preparation of a new GEF project – Deadline: 15/03/21

In collaboration with MedPAN, The MedFund is launching a call for tender for the preparation and drafting of the project document and endorsement package for the full-sized project entitled “Build back a blue and stronger Mediterranean” funded by the GEF.

A practical guide on financing mechanisms

As part of the Co-managed No-Take Zones/MPAs project, BlueSeeds has developed a practical guide on financing mechanisms for MPA managers. It focuses mainly on the strategic objective 4 of the Roadmap for Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean: “Increasing the

Webinar: Progress on global and standardised criteria for IMTA & marine turtles protection under the regional seas conventions

We invite you to join this webinar for the presentation of the results of the French Biodiversity Study on Marine Turtles and Regional Seas Conventions, and the progress of the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group on the development of global

Call for scientific partnership proposals for the French part of the Pelagos Agreement

The Pelagos Sanctuary is a maritime area of 87,500 km² which is the subject of an agreement between France, Italy and Monaco for the protection of the marine mammals that frequent it. Five three-year research programmes, financed by the French

Postponement of the virtual sessions of the Forum to mid-2021

The 2020 Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Forum process was initiated in October 2020 with a questionnaire widely circulated within the Mediterranean MPA community, followed by a series of successful online working groups in November 2020. Considering the successive postponements in

A One Planet Summit around the preservation of biodiversity

For its fourth edition, the One Planet Summit organised on 11 January 2021 in Paris, France, brought together decision-makers from all over the world to accelerate international action in favour of nature around 4 themes: protecting terrestrial and marine ecosystems,

A shift towards the sustainable management of Posidonia beaches

In November 2020, coastal managers, protected areas experts, researches and other administrations gathered for the online capacity building workshop organised by IUCN-Med, Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre, Natura Jadera and IAS-CNR to highlight the value of natural Mediterranean landscaped beaches

MEET launches its first online training to develop Ecotourism in protected areas

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

Looking for MPA managers for a global survey on MPA operating costs

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

Can protected areas save biodiversity in the 21st century?

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

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