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27 March, 2021

A transboundary governance model for the conservation of natural resources presented by ETC-UMA

Málaga, 26 March 2021 – More than 50 experts and young professionals engaged in Mediterranean environmental science, policies and civil society involvement have participated in the online training course on “Science-Policy-Society interactions in ecosystem-based marine resources management and planning” over ...
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25 January, 2021

ETC-UMA celebrates its 10th anniversary on the World Environmental Education Day

To mark 10 years working together for a better environment, you can now explore our new website with news on our latest work.     ...
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10 December, 2020

A Mediterranean snapshot on what we have and how to protect it

The report on the State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean (SoED) published in November 2020 warns that the Mediterranean basin is facing escalating environmental and developmental challenges: warming 20% faster than other regions, with 78% of fishing stocks subject ...
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9 December, 2020

Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment

This report presents an ecosystem assessment covering the total land area of the EU as well as the EU marine regions. The assessment is carried out by Joint Research Centre, European Environment Agency, DG Environment, and the European Topic Centres ...
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6 November, 2020

The EU Commission acknowledges the need to redress wetlands

Reuniting international experts and EU policy representatives, the webinar led by the ETC-UMA and the UN Environment Regional Activity Centre Plan Bleu organized on 22 October in the frame of the EU Green Week has raised the flag on the ...
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19 October, 2020

Redefining wetlands for better protection

Aware of the challenges that climate change and human activities are imposing on Mediterranean wetlands, the ETC-UMA, lead partner in the Interreg Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community, is co-organizing on 22 October 2020 in the framework of the EU Green Week, ...
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1 October, 2020

MedBioLitter: an open database on marine litter and biodiversity science

An open database and spatial geoportal on current scientific knowledge related to marine litter and biodiversity interactions in the Mediterranean region. ...
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10 September, 2020

Towards 2020: How Mediterranean countries are performing to protect their sea

Ongoing unsustainable fishing, tourism, plastic and chemical pollution, and a rapid coastal development are causing a dramatic decline and loss of marine species and the destruction of fragile habitats in the Mediterranean. The increasing effects of climate change and future ...
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8 September, 2020

Protecting Our Ocean: Europe’s challenges to meet the 2020 deadlines

WWF & Sky Ocean Rescue present European and Member State decision makers with an assessment of the EU’s progress to effectively protect at least 10% of its marine and coastal areas by 2020, in accordance with its commitments to the ...
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21 May, 2020

COVID-19 – An opportunity for nature and people to reunite in business

Authoritative science [1] agrees that global and regional targets for conserving biodiversity cannot be met by current trajectories; the goals for 2030 and beyond will only be achieved through transformative changes towards sustainability affecting our economic, social, political, and technological ...