18 March, 2022
A new cooperation era for Mediterranean forests supported by technology
More than 120 Mediterranean representatives are participating in the thematic session on “The use of new technologies and open data to better support restoration and sustainable management of forests” on Monday 21 March 2022 – 11:00am – 12:30pm (GMT+3) in ...
2 February, 2022
Marking wetlands and water
Like in the case of human bodies where 60% is water, our planet’s surface is alike with 71% water serving the rest of biodiversity living on it, us included. On 2 February 2022, International Wetlands Day, ETC-UMA wants to share ...
19 January, 2022
ETC-UMA Director supports the creation of a Nature Park in Sierra de Mijas-Alpujata in Malaga
On 12 January 2022, the ETC-UMA Director, Dr. Dania Abdul Malak, signed the petition by the Citizen’s Movement for the Nature Park of Sierra de Mijas-Alpujata collecting support for the designation of over 29,000 has of mid-mountain natural and semi-natural ...
13 December, 2021
ETC-UMA spreads cooperation within and across boundaries
The past months have witnessed a very active agenda for the European Topic Centre on Spatial Analysis and Synthesis (ETC-UMA) to assist in the coordination of international efforts towards transboundary conservation and more effective protection of the Mediterranean biodiversity and ...
20 October, 2021
A new cooperation project to improve the environmental sustainability of Mediterranean coasts
The project ENSERES (ENhancing Socio-Ecological RESilience in Mediterranean coastal areas) funded by the European Union under the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation program ENI CBC Med, has kicked off in Malaga bringing together international organizations engaged in research, environmental protection, and public authorities ...
6 October, 2021
The role of healthy wetlands in fighting climate change
The new report developed by the ETC-UMA (University of Malaga), as partner of the European Topic Centre on Urban, Land and Soil Systems (ETC/ULS) has shed light on the role of healthy wetland habitats in the carbon cycle and the ...
28 July, 2021
Happy World Nature Conservation Day!
On World Nature Conservation Day, the ETC-UMA team wants to wish you a happy summer surrounded by nature and friends. Wherever you are, be part of the healthy ecosystem you want around you and have a positive impact. Here are ...
14 July, 2021
ETC-UMA leads the path towards better governance of the Adriatic- Ionian marine ecosystem
The Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC) project co-funded by the Interreg Med programme and led by ETC-UMA has just finalised an online workshop on ” Managing Transboundary priority areas: Towards a governance mechanism on the conservation of the South-Adriatic marine ecosystem” in ...