Built on the Google Earth Engine cloud computing platform, the new wetland monitoring system based on remote sensing data, developed by ETC-UMA and presented in April 2023 at the National Centre for Environmental Education (CENEAM by its acronym in Spanish) in Valsaín, can process a massive amount of data and return updated results on the state and conditions of wetlands. …
The Mediterranean basin is the third-richest hotspot in the world in terms of plant biodiversity and one of the greatest sources of endemic plants on Earth. Its plant diversity accounts for 25 000 plant species, 60 percent of which are endemic, of which more than 100 tree species are recorded in Mediterranean forests. It is estimated that the region has …
The volunteer will support the ENI CBC MED project “ENSERES – ENhancing Socio-Ecological RESilience in Mediterranean coastal”, under the ENI CBC MED programme. The objective of the ENI CBC MED project “ENSERES” is to mainstream available EBM tools in ICZM processes for preserving coastal and marine ecosystems as sustainable livelihoods for coastal urban communities through integrated management of human activities.
The team of the European Topic Centre on Spatial Analysis and Synthesis (ETC-UMA) at the University of Malaga joins its first Horizon Europe project contributing with its expertise on wetland mapping and assessment at European scale showcased during the Kick off meeting held in Aveiro, Portugal. RESTORE4Cs, a freshly started project led by the University of Aveiro, will address management …
A new report has been presented today, 18 November 2022, online in the frame of the cooperation between the Pelagos Permanent Secretariat and the Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC), a project led by ETC-UMA. The new report, entitled Pathways to coexistence between large cetaceans and maritime transport in the north-western Mediterranean region: Collision risk between ships and whales within the …
In the frame of the Interreg Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC) project led by ETC-UMA, the international gathering of partners in Brussels from 2 to 4 November 2022 at the European Committee of the Regions attracted the attention of the press particularly concerning the efforts to engage coastal cities and marine protected areas in transformative actions towards a more resilient …
This session will look into ongoing efforts to address the impacts of marine litter on Mediterranean ecosystems. The panel will engage representatives from the worlds of science, policy and practice to debate over the knowledge available and gaps remaining to tackle the cumulative threats to the Mediterranean as a biodiversity hotspot, to see how integrated policies can alleviate the impacts …
The Interreg Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC) is organising a three day interactive event to share the results of several years of work including tools, experiences, lessons learnt and best practices from the community that will contribute to regional biodiversity conservation and climate agendas’ goals. The agenda will include interactive networking and official acts involving biodiversity managers, territorial planners, decision …
As part of the ERDF funded ENBIC2LAB project to develop an Environmental and Biodiversity Climate Change Lab for the integration of Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for the service of environmental protection, a validation hackathon led by ETC-UMA in July gathered 46 participants from 16 countries for the development of a Mediterranean Land cover map. Among the participants, we …
As part of the ERDF funded ENBIC2LAB project to develop an Environmental and Biodiversity Climate Change Lab through the integration of databases and services related to water, soil, air, fauna and flora, a validation hackathon led by ETC-UMA in July has gathered 46 participants from 18 countries for the development of a Mediterranean Forest types’ map. This work is implemented …
