Dec 23, 2025 | Conference, Mediterranean Sea, Meeting, UNEP/MAP
Interview with UNEP/MAP Coordinator during COP24 The Mediterranean is a unique but fragile region, facing increasingly complex challenges: biodiversity loss, pollution, coastal degradation, and climate change. It is truly a climate hotspot, where the urgency for...
Aug 27, 2025 | Conference
No agreement reached on global treaty It was ten days of intense negotiations, but in the end, no agreement was reached on the treaty text. We’re talking about the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), held in Geneva from 5 to 14...
Jun 30, 2025 | Conference, Meeting, RAC, UNEP/MAP
In 2025, the Mediterranean Regional Activity Centres (RACs) under the UNEP/MAP–Barcelona Convention have convened their National Focal Points (NFPs) meetings, setting the stage for the upcoming MAP Focal Points Meeting and the 24th Meeting of the Contracting Parties...
Jun 19, 2025 | Conference, Meeting, RAC
From June 4 to 6, the 14th Baltic Sea Subregional Meeting on Environmental Impact Assessments in a Transboundary Context took place, bringing together 70 experts and representatives from the Baltic countries, the European Commission, the Secretariat of the Helsinki...
Jun 18, 2025 | Conference, Mediterranean Sea, RAC, UNEP/MAP
Mediterranean Day of the United Nations Ocean Conference (June 10, 2025) We, the Ministers of the Environment and heads of delegations of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, gathered today to reaffirm our common commitment to the protection and...
Jun 18, 2025 | Conference, Mediterranean Sea, UNEP/MAP
On 10 June 2025, during the Third UN Ocean Conference, a special day was held entirely dedicated to the Mediterranean region. The event, jointly organized by Slovenia, France, Egypt, and Spain with support from UNEP/MAP, brought together ministers, high-level...
