

22 February, 2023
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 ...
30 January, 2023
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 ...
21 November, 2022
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 ...
18 November, 2022
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 ...
14 November, 2022
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 ...
11 November, 2022
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 ...
1 November, 2022
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 ...
1 November, 2022
An assessment of marine biodiversity protection in the Mediterranean Sea: A threatened global biodiversity hotspot
The Mediterranean Sea is a World’s biodiversity hotspot. It harbours around 11% of all marine species in less than 1% of the global marine area (Bianchi & Morri, 2000). Furthermore, around 20% of those species are endemic (Coll et al., ...


