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Strengthening Citizen Science for Shark Conservation in ...

Sharks and rays in Montenegro are under threat, but fishers are turning into allies through citizen science. With the POŠALJI AJKULU initiative, the Institute of Marine Biology gives visibility and ...

Sub-Regional Workshop on the conservation and management of ...

A sub-regional workshop in Tunis gathered experts and stakeholders to advance shark and ray conservation and sustainable management in the Southern Mediterranean.

Building Capacity for IMAP Implementation in Libya

SPA/RAC is organizing capacity-building training in Libya to strengthen IMAP implementation under the Barcelona Convention, from 7 to 11 October 2025.

Publication of the Proceedings of the Third Mediterranean ...

The Proceedings of the Third Mediterranean Symposium on Marine and Coastal Birds, including the Djerba Declaration, are now available online.

SPA/BD Protocol

Presentation The legal system of the Mediterranean Action Plan rests on the Barcelona Convention, adopted in 1976 and amended in 1995. The Barcelona Convention is supplemented by seven ...

Opportunities

Governance

The UN Environment Programme e/ Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) Secretariat is responsible for the implementation and overall coordination of the activities within the framework of UNEP/MAP Mid-Term ...

Team

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Partnerships

Contracting Parties

The 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, ...