Apr 17, 2026 | Call, Mediterranean Sea, UNEP/MAP
UNEP/MAP is looking for a Consultant / Regional Expert (D Level) to support the MAP Secretariat in the preparation of the UNEP/MAP Medium-Term Strategy 2028–2033.The assignment is framed within the Barcelona Convention and the recent decisions of the Contracting...
Apr 10, 2026 | Mediterranean Sea, RAC, UNEP/MAP
MedWaves has recently published “Small Mediterranean Islands at the Frontline: Advancing a Just Transition to a Circular, Plastic-Free Economy”, a position paper developed within the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED LooP Zone project, under the Mission dedicated to...
Apr 9, 2026 | Mediterranean Sea, News, UNEP/MAP
The UNEP/MAP Secretariat has launched a new call for applications addressed to women’s and youth organizations active in the Mediterranean area, interested in becoming members of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD). This call follows the...
Apr 8, 2026 | Campaign, Mediterranean Sea, News, RAC, UNEP, UNEP/MAP
Within the context of the Mediterranean policies of the Barcelona Convention and the international frameworks of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science, Gaia First and the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (SPA/RAC) have announced a strategic...
Apr 2, 2026 | Mediterranean Sea, Nature, RAC
A recent scientific study has confirmed the presence of a population of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting for the first time documented on Ghedhabna Beach, on Tunisia’s eastern coast. Over three consecutive nesting seasons (2023–2025), an average of...
Mar 30, 2026 | Mediterranean Sea, News
The discovery comes thanks to the European project LIFE-CONCEPTU MARIS, led by ISPRA: the “pygmy sperm whale” (Kogia breviceps), previously thought to be absent from the Mediterranean, has been identified through environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis—the collection of all...
