Sep 29, 2025 | Event, Meeting, UNEP, UNEP/MAP
Delegates from 21 Contracting Parties, the European Union, United Nations bodies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations participated in the Meeting of the Focal Points of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) of the Barcelona Convention, held in Athens...
Sep 18, 2025 | Event, Meeting, RAC, UNEP/MAP
The 15th annual meeting of the InforMEA Steering Committee, the United Nations portal for multilateral environmental information, concluded in Geneva. Held from 16 to 18 September, the event gathered representatives from international organizations, programmes, and...
Jul 15, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Meeting, UNEP/MAP
On July 8–9, a Regional Meeting on Climate Change Adaptation was held in Istanbul, supported by UNEP/MAP, the Ministry of Environment of Türkiye, and the Regional Activity Centre for Climate Change (CC/RAC). The meeting focused on reviewing the updated version of...
Jul 11, 2025 | Event, Mediterranean Sea, Meeting, UNEP/MAP
The third meeting, “Towards a Big Data Revolution for the Planet: From Uncertainty to Opportunity,” concluded on July 10. It was the Third Meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on Big Data, co-hosted by ISPRA, the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and...
Jul 1, 2025 | Mediterranean Sea, Meeting
While recognising the minimal socio-economic impact that extending the trawling ban in the Mediterranean from 1,000 to 800 metres would have on the deep-sea fishing sector, the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) did not express a clear opinion in favour of such a...
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...
