- Lead organisation: Tour du Valat.
- Other partners: Ramsar Convention, MedWet, Plan Bleu, Wetlands International, Greek Biotope-Wetland Centre/EKBY, European Thematic Centre on Land Use and Spatial Information. MAVA Direct funding until 2011, MAVA funding through the TDV program since 2011.
- Brief description: This Mediterranean programme launched in 2008 under the MedWet initiative is a management tools to monitor and assess the status and trends of wetlands in the region, as well as to analyse and explain the causes of changes. The aim of the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory is to help decision-making towards improved wetland conservation and management. A culture-related indication is being developed based on the operation of wetland visitor centres.
- Time schedule: 2009 onwards.
- Current status: : 1st “Mediterranean Wetland Outlook” report published, as well as its Synthesis dedicated to decision makers, including 19 factsheets. Also published, the first issue of the thematic collection titled “Biodiversity: status and trends of species in Mediterranean wetlands“. Currently, the MWO is expanding on new indicators, like the identification of bird species as an indicator for wetland types, and is collecting more data on Mediterranean countries through the use of GW-II software, focusing on countries that were beyond the scope of the project. An assessment of the outcomes and impact of the first report through a wide survey is also underway.
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