Apr 17, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Project, UE
The first oceanographic expedition of the PNRR MER project has been successfully completed: the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) has carried out an unprecedented exploration of the submerged mountains of the Mediterranean Sea.Thanks...
Feb 14, 2025 | European Commission, Mediterranean Sea
One sea, three continents: the European Commission has set upa new Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf(DG MENA) that will be headed by Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica. It will be fully devoted to the Mediterranean region, i.e....
Jan 24, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Report, UNEP/MAP
Ms Tatjana Hema,UNEP/MAP Coordinator, officially launched (23th January 2025, Rome) the 2023 Mediterranean Quality Status Report, the publication on the state of quality in the Mediterranean Sea in the framework of the opening of MAP50 aniversary celebration....
Jan 14, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Project, RAC, UNEP/MAP
INFO/RAC and the Permanent Secretariat of the Pelagos Agreement signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 18 December 2024. The agreement represents a significant milestone for the protection of the marine environment, especially for the protection of the mammals that...
Jan 13, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Project
ACCOBAMS, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, proposedASI, the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative, a synoptic survey of the entire region. The main objective of the ASI wasto estimate the abundance...
Dec 10, 2024 | Award, Mediterranean Sea, UNEP/MAP
On 29 November, theUNEP/MAP Secretariatofficially announced the opening of the fifth edition of the Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award (IEFCA). The award recognizes the efforts made by Local Authorities to promote sustainable development in their city. These...
