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December 2012

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Lebanon moves forward to protect marine habitats




The Ministry of Environment in Lebanon and IUCN with the support of other partners such as the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have brought forward a Marine Protected Areas Strategy in order to achieve a healthy, productive, and biologically diverse marine environment in Lebanese waters.


The Strategy is part of the results of a project to support the development of a network of MPAs, which has been funded by the Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales (OAPN, Spain), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the MAVA Foundation.


The aim of this Strategy is to set up the national priority actions needed for the establishment of new marine protected areas in Lebanon and for the proper management of existing and new MPAs (...)



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Spotlight

Core support to the activities of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is provided by the
Junta de Andalucia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and AECID in Spain
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Improving Governance and management of Biosphere Reserves in North Africa

As part of the implementation of the IUCN North Africa Programme, and following the recommendation from the workshop held in Tangier (Morocco) last March on "Improving governance in the Maghreb region by strengthening the capacities of biosphere reserves stakeholders and site managers", the IUCN Centre for Cooperation Mediterranean has organized an expert meeting in Malaga from 3 to 5 December 2012 to support the implementation of actions in favor of good governance and management of in Biosphere Reserves in the region.



More info: maher.mahjoub@iucn.org

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IUCN workshop on Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas in Bosnia

The Freshwater Biodiversity Unit of IUCN Species Programme organised a workshop bringing together a range of stakeholders to validate Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the southern European part (Balkan region) of the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot.


In this workshop, held in Jahorina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from 11-13 December, experts evaluated, completed and validated the river or lake catchments previously identified and proposed as freshwater KBAs for this part of the Mediterranean. They have also identified priority actions for each catchment. This work aims to provide the foundation for the creation of a representative Protected Areas network for freshwater species, as well as the resources that are essential for guiding decisions on the conservation and sustainable management of freshwater biodiversity in the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot.



More info: Violeta.barrios@iucn.org

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The Mediterranean at the World Conservation Congress 2012

More than 10,000 people participated in the 2012 Congress on Jeju Island (Republic of Korea), including over 5,000 conservation experts from 153 countries and more than 550 events. More than 180 motions were proposed to the Members’ Assembly, IUCN’s unique global environmental parliament bringing together governments and non-governmental organizations to debate and vote.



More info: Antonio.troya@iucn.org

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MED EVEN TUN : IUCN in Tunisia

The main purpose of the IUCN week in Tunisia, held from 19 to 23 November 2012, has been to present the activities of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation among a wide range of stakeholders representing state organizations, scientific research institutions and civil society.



More info: maher.mahjoub@iucn.org

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The 2012 Forum of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean

Coming from the 21 countries bordering the Mediterranean and beyond, representatives of diferent national agencies for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) managers, scientists, non-governmental organizations, as well as funding bodies and local economic actors participated at the 2012 forum of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean 2012, held from 25th-28th November in Antalya (Turkey). The Forum focused on how setting the pace to reach the 2020 target by Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), "achieve comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative national and regional systems of Marine Protected Areas" in the Mediterranean.



More info: mariadelmar.otero@iucn.org

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A new highway connecting the Mediterranean

The principles of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) are being translated into concrete actions in ten different locations supported by a new Mediterranean information highway portal under the PEGASO project. IUCN-Med is one of the 25 partners involved to move forward this EU funded project.



More info: francoise.breton@uab.cat

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French associations of local and regional authorities together for biodiversity

During the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity which took place last week in India, French associations of cities and regions joined forces for biodiversity. A joint declaration, initiated by the IUCN French National Committee, was signed to show common commitments.



More info: uicn@uicn.fr

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Discovering biodiversity: 300 meters deep in the Italian sea

For the first time ever, three different species of black coral, which are considered rare in Mediterranean seas, have been filmed in their natural environment. One of these, Antipathes dichotoma, has until now remained little known as it was possible to study it only through fragments preserved in museums. MoBioMarCal (Monitoring of Marine Biodiversity in Calabria), a scientific marine exploration project, has revealed a wealth of underwater species and diversity in Italy by using innovative technology which allows to film nature very deep in the sea.



More info: stampa@isprambiente.it

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Morocco Ratifies the ICZM Protocol

The recent ratification of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol by Morocco is a step forward towards a more sustainable use of the Mediterranean coast. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain, in its capacity of Depositary of the Treaty for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Mediterranean Seaside Region (Barcelona Convention), informs that on 21 September 2012, the Kingdom of Morocco deposited the Ratification Instrument of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM).



More info: Antonio.troya@iucn.org

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Ecological restoration of steppe and grassland in semiarid regions

A workshop on "Ecological restoration of steppe and grassland in semiarid regions" was held at the University of Alicante on 17, 18 and 19 October, as to exchange experiences between Spain and other countries of North Africa.



More info: carla.danelutti@iucn.org

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Red List training workshop in Istambul

A Red List Training workshop for Mediterranean experts for plants and dung beetles was held from 30 October to 2 November 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. The workshop was organized by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in collaboration with IUCN Red List Unit (Cambridge, UK) and funded by MAVA Foundation. 



More info: catherine.numa@iucn.org

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Members approved the North Africa and the Mediterranean Programmes 2013-2016

A draft IUCN North Africa Programme 2013-2016 has been consulted and debated during the first months of 2012. The IUCN Members in North Africa approved the program in the last World Conservation Congress held in Jeju. It was prepared by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in Malaga (IUCN-Med) in the light of the IUCN Global Programme 2013-2016 guidelines and the recommendations issued from the IUCN North Africa Members Forum held from 5 to 7 October 2011 in Rabat, Morocco.



More info: antonio.troya@iucn.org

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Funding Opportunities

Support Program for Local Development and Natural Resource Management (implementation of local development plans - LDPs) in the intervention area PADL-GRN- Chad - 2013 


This call for proposals aims at improving the living conditions of rural populations.
Sectors: Agriculture - Fisheries Local development Environment Co-op & Development 
Dealine(s) for submitting applications:28 January 2013 
Eligible organisations: Development NGOs, Associations 
Regions concerned: European Union, Africa-Carribean-Pacific, Candidate countries, European Economic Area, Developing countries


To download all related documents click here
For further questions, contact:
- actionfed@actionfed.org with copy to padl_grn@yahoo.fr 



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    Events

    7th World Congress on Environmental Education. 9 to 14 June 2013, Marrakech (Morocco)

    International Water Summit, 15-17 January 2013. Abu Dhabi (UAE)

    Third Mediterranean Forest Week 17-21 March 2013. Tlemcen (Algeria)

    Workshop on Sustainable Development in oasis, 26 to 29 Decembre 2012 in Taghit (Algeria) organized by
    the African Union, the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.


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    In the press

    Vers une stratégie commune des ONG pour la sauvegarde de la biodiversité libanaise - L'Oriente-Le Jour.com

    AFED deliberates Its Recommendations - Zawya.com

    Más de 20 expertos de 8 países tratan Reservas de la Biosfera en Norte África - Efeverde

    YDÜ Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü Uluslararası Workshop'ta Kıbrıs adasını temsil etti - kibrispostasi.com 

    L'UICN organise le Med Even Tun du 19 au 23 novembre 2012 - Mediaterre.org

    Biodiversidad y empresa - Mediaterre.org

    Prise en charge des parcours steppiques et des nappes alfatières: L'intensification des efforts est plus que nécessaire, selon les experts - Lemaghrebdz.com

    Afrique du Nord : des espèces d'eau douce de grande valeur socio-économique menacées d'extinction - Actualites-news-environnement.com



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