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Driving action to reverse biodiversity loss in the ...
SPA/RAC is organizing the 9th Meeting of SAPBIO National Correspondents in Barcelona, on 24 February 2023, to discuss future opportunities to implement the priority actions identified in the ...
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Observing to protect waterbirds
AAO/BirdLife in Tunisia, UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC and Tour du Valat are organising a regional training course for the International Waterbird Census from 21 to 31 January 2023 in Tunisia. This is an ...
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"The cleanliness and aesthetics of common living ...
The Tunisian Ministry of the Environment is launching the Clean-up Year 2023 operation to encourage everyone to participate in keeping public spaces clean.
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Building capacities for the Mediterranean MPA ...
A training course was organised by UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC in Gokova (Türkiye), on 13-18 Nov. 2022, for participants from southern Mediterranean countries to help them build an integrated and sustainable ...
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Media advisory
The Mediterranean Symposia, a scientific event dedicated to the Mediterranean marine and coastal biodiversity and its conservation Subject: The Mediterranean Symposia on Marine Vegetation, ...
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Scientific camp for children, an immersive experience to ...
A scientific and technological immersion camp for 9–13-year-olds was organised from 31 July to 7 August in Kerkennah, to raise awareness on marine biodiversity conservation. The Kerkennah ...
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Media Advisory - 16/06/2022
Mediterranean noble pen shell: scientists from across the region meet in Tunis to adopt a restoration programme for this endangered marine species Subject: Workshop for the adoption of a ...
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Towards the adoption of a Law on Protected Areas in Libya
On Monday 16 May 2022, a national consultation workshop on the draft law of protected areas in Libya was organised by UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC and the ministry of Environment of Libya. The event was held ...
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The MedFund: New Call for Mediterranean MPA
The MedFund launches a call for interest dedicated to support Mediterranean MPAs’ managers and co-managers by funding day to day management costs of these protected areas. In the framework of a ...
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Bientôt, en Tunisie, un guide sur les mécanismes de ...
L’étude, menée par l’UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC, contribuera à la pérennisation et la gestion durable des AMCP. Ce mardi 8 mars, s’est tenue une réunion de concertation au ministère de ...
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Lancement du classement de l’Aire Marine et Côtière de ...
La Commission des Aires Protégées de la wilaya d'Ain Témouchent approuve la demande de classement de l’île et donne le feu vert pour poursuivre et finaliser le ...
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NEW PROJECT LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT MANAGEMENT AND EXPANSION OF ...
The new project is being implemented as part of the MedProgramme initiative led by Barcelona Convention UNEP/MAP and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Specially Protected ...
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