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resolutions adopted at the
1994 General Assembly of IUCN
in Buenos Aires and at the
World Conservation Congress
in Montreal in 1996 called
on the IUCN Secretariat to
work with the members to develop
a programme for the Mediterranean
region, and to establish an
IUCN Mediterranean Programme
Office. The IUCN Centre for
Mediterranean Cooperation
was subsequently established
in October 2001. The Centre
and its programme have received
generous core support from
the Junta of Andalucia and
the Spanish Ministry of the
Environment.
The work of
the Centre from 2002-2004
was laid out in a planning
document submitted to the
Chairmen of the IUCN National
Committees for comment, and
subsequently to all IUCN members.The
2005-2008 programme was discussed
in the IUCN Mediterranean
Members Meeting (Naples, June
2004). This plan has identified
through a member consultation
those areas in which IUCN
can have longer term impact
in the Mediterranean in order
to address the key issues
affecting conservation and
the sustainable use of natural
resources.The Objectives,
which reflect the significant
areas of work that the IUCN
Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
will fulfil in order to achieve
its goal are:
1. Making
available knowledge, information
and experience on conservation
and management of Mediterranean
biodiversity and natural resources
for sustainable-use and rehabilitation
efforts.
2. Strengthening and supporting
IUCN members and Commissions
in the region to mainstream
social, economic and environmental
dimensions in policy making,
management and conservation
of biodiversity and natural
resources.
3. Promote, both globally
and regionally, Mediterranean
policies on conservation and
sustainable development, and
support mechanisms for their
implementation.
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Mediterranean Programme
Areas of Work
