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Article 16 Mar, 2017

PANACeA – a regional initiative of streamlining management efforts in Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea

Marseille is hosting the kick off meeting of the Streamlining Networking and Management efforts in Mediterranean Protected Areas for Enhanced Natural Conservation and Protection (PANACeA) project this week.ÌýThe objectives of this meeting are to gather all participating partners belonging to the nine thematic projects focusing on biodiversity protection in the Mediterranean, and to set up a partnership and a work methodology in order to obtain the best results during the lifetime of the PANACeA project.

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This meeting is collaborative, contains an initial analysis and suggests a methodology that will best benefit the modular projectsÌýto achieve further transferability of their results. Moreover, by bringing together all theÌýpartners, it offers the opportunity to explore the possibility of collaboration for future joint events, to exchange knowledge and to facilitate targeted and coordinated actions for natural resources protection. Its main conclusions will consolidate the workflow among project partners and a common calendar of collaborative activities will be developed and will pave the way toward better project results.

PANACeA is a horizontal project co-funded by the through the Programme and coordinated by the .