Celebrating and calibrating Mediterranean forests

Celebrating and calibrating Mediterranean forests

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 ...
The European Topic Centre of the University of Malaga (ETC-UMA) is looking for an IVY volunteer!

The European Topic Centre of the University of Malaga (ETC-UMA) is looking for an IVY volunteer!

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 ...
New year, new project for ETC-UMA

New year, new project for ETC-UMA

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 ...
Supporting cetacean conservation in the Pelagos Sanctuary

Supporting cetacean conservation in the Pelagos Sanctuary

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 ...
EFE interview with ETC-UMA Director

EFE interview with ETC-UMA Director

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 ...
Mediterranean biodiversity challenges : acting against marine litter - November 16

Mediterranean biodiversity challenges : acting against marine litter – November 16

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 ...
The Mediterranean leading the way: A cooperative framework to strengthen area-based nature conservation actions

The Mediterranean leading the way: A cooperative framework to strengthen area-based nature conservation actions

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 ...
New Mediterranean forest heroes proclaimed

New Mediterranean forest heroes proclaimed

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 ...
New Mediterranean forest heroes to be announced

New Mediterranean forest heroes to be announced

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 ...
The ETC-UMA strenghtens its collaboration in biodiversity conservation in Madagascar

The ETC-UMA strenghtens its collaboration in biodiversity conservation in Madagascar

In the framework of the current scientific and education cooperation agreement between the University of Malaga and Madagascar National Parks, researchers from both institutions have joined contributors from the University of Antananarive and the Wildlife Conservation Society to produce a ...