IUCN Council admitted 13 new Members during its 85th meeting. Five of them are from Mediterranean countries (France, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco and the UK). The new Members are being informed of their admission by the regional Membership Focal Points and the news has been announced via the Union Portal and website.

IUCN-Med welcomes the new Mediterranean Members and, in the spirit of the One Programme Charter and our IUCN Programme 2013-16, encourages all the Mediterranean family to familiarize yourselves with the new Members and the scope of their activities and expertise, so as to engage them in your work for a more sustainable Mediterranean region. The new Members in our region are:

• Association Les Eco Maires (EM) [The Eco Mayors Association], France

• Department of the Environment, Government of Gibraltar, United Kingdom
• Groupe de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc(GREPOM) [Research Group for the Protection of Birds in Morocco], Morocco
• Hashemite Fund for Development of Jordan Badia, Jordan
• The Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water and Environmental Resources Development - Research and Development (PHG), Palestine

For further information Arantxa Cendoya