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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Towards a More Participatory, Inclusive and ...
From 7 to 11 October 2025, a national training workshop was held in the Farwa Lagoon Marine Protected Area, Libya.
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Sub-regional training on monitoring the IMAP Common ...
A two-day sub-regional training in Monastir to strengthen national capacities for monitoring marine litter interactions with sea turtles under IMAP CI24, with participation from Algeria, Egypt, and ...
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Marine Litter MED PLUS
The Marine Litter MED PLUS project strengthens marine litter management in the Mediterranean and supports Southern Mediterranean countries in implementing IMAP Candidate Indicator 24 on litter ...
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Child Project 3.1 – Management Support and Expansion of ...
Child Project 3.1 enhances governance, institutional capacity, and management tools to support an effective and sustainable network of marine protected areas in Libya, including the pilot sites of ...
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COP24 of the Barcelona Convention: Key Outcomes and ...
A summary of the main biodiversity decisions, strategies and regional mechanisms discussed during COP24 of the Barcelona Convention in Cairo.
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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 ...
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