Mediterranean Coast Day 2024: Empowering women in achieving coastal sustainability
The Mediterranean is home to a rich variety of coastal ecosystems, including seagrass meadows, salt marshes, lagoons, etc. These ecosystems are vital for biodiversity, provide essential resources for local communities, […]
How can coastal wetlands help achieve EU climate goals? – Policy Brief
In today’s world, the impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly severe, highlighting the urgent need for solutions that not only mitigate these effects but also support long-term sustainability. Wetlands, […]
Call for Projects to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2025 in the Mediterranean
On 2 February every year, the world celebrates World Wetlands Day to raise public awareness of the importance of wetlands for humanity and the planet. To celebrate this important day, many events […]
Call for Projects 2024 of the Donors’ Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems
Do you have a creative idea to help solve issues affecting freshwater ecosystems? The Donors’ Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE) has opened its yearly call for proposals dedicated to […]
World Water Week 2024 – Water as a Bridge for Peace and Sustainability
World Water Week 2024 – 25-29 August – will delve into how water can foster both peace and sustainability. As the leading global conference on water issues, this event, organized […]
Call for Nominations 2024: Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards and Evian Special Prize by Danone
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands announces a call for nominations for the ninth edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards and Evian Special Prize by Danone. Award recipients will each receive […]
About MedWet
Established in 1991, the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative brings together 27 Mediterranean and peri-Mediterranean countries that are Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971). Palestine and a number of organizations and wetland centres are also part of the MedWet Initiative.
The MedWet mission is to ensure and support the effective conservation of the functions and values of Mediterranean wetlands and the sustainable use of their resources and services.
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Videos
Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection
Wetlands & People: A Vital Connection is a short animated video, which captures the deep rootedness of wetlands in our lives, our souls and our history – and the way in which we humans increasingly threaten them.
By first capturing the diverse pleasures they offer to us in boating, agriculture and fishing, we then are rudely exposed to how we have devalued them and abused them. Cleverly rewinding from the video from this terrible fate, we are taken back through history to see just how this precious resource, Mediterranean coastal wetlands, enrich our environment and our lives.
As we say, Life begins in Wetlands. From Mesopotamia through the ages of Mediterranean history, the video captures the cultural heritage wetlands preserve. With the climate and biodiversity emergencies upon us, preserving and restoring wetlands offers us a critical element to begin to respond. Don’t let wetlands be wiped off your map!
The video is available in different langages, you need to activate the subtitles.
Learn more about coastal wetlands: http://offyourmap.org/
Tags: changement climatique, climate change, climate crisis, Wetlands, zones humidesTraining on Visitors Management in Protected Wetlands
The training course on “Visitors Management in Protected Wetlands – Making them the allies of conservation” was held on 24-29 July 2017 at the National Centre of Environmental Education (CENEAM), located in Valsaín (Segovia), Spain.
The main objective of the course was to learn how to better understand, monitor and manage visitors’ use in protected areas and heritage sites, in particular wetlands, in order to maintain the quality of the resource while ensuring a satisfactory visitors experience
More information about the training here: https://medwet.org/training-visitors-management/
Watch the video made about the training:
Tags: climate change, Marine protected areas, Wetlands, zones humides