Results of the call for projects to support World Wetlands Day activities in the Mediterranean 2026

 

For the 2026 edition of the celebration of World Wetlands Day (WWD), the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) has commissioned the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative (MedWet) to evaluate the events promoting wetlands in the Mediterranean region, in response to the launch of a call for projects. The call aims to provide a financial boost to the Mediterranean actors in the realization of awareness and educational activities within the framework of the WWD. Read more about the Call for projects here.

 

 

35 projects were nominated by a selection committee composed of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, the Ramsar France Association, Tour du Valat, WWT and MedWet.

Nominations were made in alphabetical order of country and organization:

  • Albania — Royal Albania Foundation (RAF)
  • Algeria — Association environnementale ÉcoCirta
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Center for Environment (CfE)
  • Bulgaria — Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF)
  • Croatia — Public Institution Nature Park Vransko Jezero
  • Egypt — Dayma L.L.C
  • Italy — Istituto Abruzzese per le Aree Protette APS – WWF (IAAP APS WWF)
  • Italy — Associazione culturale “Laguna di Nora – Scienza Educazione Ambiente
  • Lebanon — Association for Bird Conservation in Lebanon (ABCL)
  • Montenegro — Public Enterprise for the National Parks of Montenegro – National Park Skadar Lake
  • Morocco — CENTRE ACADEMIQUE DES RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES ET DES ETUDES PROSPECTIVES C.A.R.S.E.P
  • Morocco — Association Douiret-Sbaa de Développement Local (ADSDL)
  • Morocco — Association Ecologia pour l’éducation à l’environnement (AEEE)
  • Morocco — Groupe de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM/BirdLife-Maroc)
  • Morocco — Ligue Méditerranéenne Bleue pour la Jeunesse (BML)
  • North Macedonia — Biology Students’ Research Society (BSRS)
  • Portugal — Agrupamento de Escolas Lima-de-Faria
  • Portugal — Escola EB Vilarinho do Bairro
  • Portugal — Quercus – Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza
  • Portugal — Associação de Conservação da Natureza e do Património Rural (PALOMBAR)
  • Portugal — Grupo de Estudos de Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente (GEOTA)
  • Portugal — Movimento para a Defesa do Rio Lima (MoLima)
  • Portugal — Casa Vera Cruz (Centro Social Paroquial da Vera Cruz)
  • Portugal — Milvoz – Associação de Protecção e Conservação da Natureza
  • Portugal — Associação de Defesa do Paul de Tornada – PATO
  • Slovenia — deep ecology association
  • Spain — Asociación de Profesionales para el Desarrollo Local y la Promoción Económica de Castilla-La Mancha (APRODEL)
  • Spain — Grupo de Innovación Docente Reconocido REEDS (Red Ecosocial de Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible), de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, REEDS – UCLM
  • Tunisia — Conseil Civil de Développement Durable à El Guettar
  • Tunisia — Association Réseau Enfants de la Terre
  • Tunisia — Association « IRADA pour la Citoyenneté et le Développement Durable »
  • Tunisia — Institut Sylvopastoral de Tabarka
  • Tunisia — Le Cluster Maritime Tunisien
  • Tunisia — Association de recherches et d’études sur la mémoire de Sousse (AREMS)
  • Türkiye — Doğa Derneği