Widely regarded as one of the most threatened environments in the world, the Mediterranean Sea is subject now to ubiquitous plastic pollution. As a result of high population densities, lack of consistent waste-management schemes, and large influxes of tourists and strategic merchant navigation,…
This policy brief has been prepared as part of the ‘Plastic Waste Free Islands - Mediterranean’ (PWFI-Med) project, which is implemented in Menorca (Spain) and the Republic of Cyprus by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and funded by the Didier and Martine Primat…
World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held every year since 1991. The Week attracts a diverse mix of participants from many professional backgrounds and every corner of the world.
This year, the event will take place from 23 August to 1 September. For the…
The first Guide is devoted to the Interactions between Aquaculture and the Environment. It addresses finfish and shellfish culture, focussing mainly on finfish aquaculture, and specifically cage culture, these being predominant activities in the Mediterranean Basin.
This Guide, the third in a series of Guidelines for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture, aims at providing basic recommendations to decision makers and other parties interested in responsible aquaculture practices and certification.
This project aims to validate the methodology for the implementation of an Ecosystem Approach for aquaculture. The objective is to assist stakeholders in improving and/or setting up a more robust Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) framework in order to shift to a consensual approach between all…
This Guide, the second in a series of Guidelines for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture, aims at providing basic recommendations to decision makers and other parties interested for aquaculture site selection and site management.
Almost 6000 species assessed, 25%* threatened, but there are so many more!