Lagoons and Coastal Risk
The Mediterranean region has about 18.5 million hectares of wetlands (± 3.5 million), around 1.5% of the world’s wetlands (Perennou et al., 2012). It hosts around 400 coastal lagoons, covering […]
Tag Archives: coastal
Call for proposals: small grants to protect critical coastal ecosystems in North Africa
In its role as the Regional Implementation Team for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot, BirdLife International invites Letters of Inquiry from civil society organisations for small grants, to […]
Mediterranean NGOs and Open Channels establish Mare Nostrum Network for Mediterranean conservation
Mare Nostrum Network: a civil society network for the coastal and marine conservation in the Mediterranean 13 Mediterranean NGOs joined forces with Open Channels, a leading international forum in ocean […]
Conference on the Socio-economic benefits of coastal and marine protected spaces – 23-24 June, Marseille
MedWet, partner from the MedPAN, the network of Marine Protected Area managers in the Mediterranean, and its other partners invite you to participate in a conference on the “socio-economic benefits […]
Integrated management of three Constructed Wetlands in the Albufera National Park
One of the most emblematic wetlands in Spain is the Albufera Natural Park, situated on the Mediterranean coast of Valencia. The park is a Wetland of International Importance under the […]
Life+ ENVOLL: a network for the protection of the birds of the Mediterranean coastline
Why has this network been created? The aim of the Life+ ENVOLL is to protect 9 coastal bird species, known as “colonial Charadriiformes”. This group includes: 4 species of gull, […]