IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌊 Restauración costera y marina en España: Un ejemplo de colaboración para un futuro sostenible 🌱 En el marco de los Diálogos Institucionales de la iniciativa Natural Heritage Mission se presentó un destacado conjunto de nueve proyectos de restauración costera y marina llevados a cabo en España. Estas iniciativas, impulsadas por organizaciones científicas, administraciones públicas y ONG especializadas en conservación marina, reflejan el compromiso y la colaboración necesarios para abordar los desafíos que enfrentan nuestros ecosistemas costeros y marinos. Los proyectos expuestos abarcan diferentes enfoques y metodologías, desde la recuperación de hábitats esenciales como lagunas costeras, corales, praderas y fondos marinos, hasta estrategias innovadoras para proteger la biodiversidad y mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. Estas iniciativas subrayan el papel clave de la restauración marina en el cumplimiento de los objetivos del nuevo Reglamento de Restauración de la Naturaleza en el ámbito europeo, así como su impacto positivo en la resiliencia de los ecosistemas y comunidades costeras. 📌 ¿Por qué es importante destacar estos proyectos? 🌱 Representan avances significativos en la mitigación del cambio climático mediante soluciones basadas en la naturaleza. 🛡️ Contribuyen a la recuperación de hábitats marinos críticos y especies clave. 🤝 Demuestran la fuerza de la cooperación entre ciencia, políticas públicas y acción social. La restauración costera y marina no solo es una respuesta a los desafíos ambientales actuales, sino también una apuesta por el futuro. Estos proyectos son un ejemplo inspirador de cómo unir esfuerzos puede generar un impacto duradero para la conservación de nuestros mares y costas. 💙 Más info: https://bit.ly/41c1gpY #DiálogosInstitucionales #RestauraciónCostera #ConservaciónMarina #Leyrestauracióndelanaturaleza #CambioClimático #InterregEuroMED #Interreg #NaturalHeritage

💧 Happy Mediterranean Day! 💧   The Mediterranean is one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots, but it is also among the most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. Collaborative action is the only way to face this growing threat.   🤝 IUCN Med is proud to support the Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands (MAW), a network of over 25 environmental NGOs and research organisations from 18 countries working to protect wetlands across the region, as a capacity building advisor. Wetlands play a critical role in mitigating climate change and ensuring biodiversity resilience. MAW strives to elevate wetlands' importance in society while empowering policymakers, managers, and civil society to create inclusive, climate-resilient solutions.   Last month, MAW members gathered in Camargue for their General Assembly. The meeting highlighted clear priorities: strengthening conservation financing and building capacities across the region. Networks like MAW exemplify the power of collaboration in achieving these goals.   The Mediterranean’s future depends on collective effort. Learn more about the Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands 👉 https://lnkd.in/dywUUtjG Discover IUCN Med’s work in the region 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFpeqtbU   #MediterraneanDay #Conservation #Wetlands #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #Collaboration

🌊 Strengthening Coastal and Marine Restoration in the Mediterranean    On 28–29 November, Málaga will host over 150 experts from 17 Mediterranean countries as part of the Institutional Dialogue series, coordinated by IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation under the Interreg Euro-MED Mission for Natural Heritage.   📅 Programme Highlights: ➡️ Discussions on implementing the EU Nature Restoration Law and aligning with the Global Biodiversity Framework. ➡️ Focus on Spain’s marine restoration actions and drafting a National Restoration Plan. ➡️ Capacity-building sessions to enhance decision-making in nature conservation. ➡️ Collaboration with Southern Mediterranean institutions for an inclusive restoration approach. This event, hosted at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography in Málaga, will provide actionable recommendations to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution across the Mediterranean region.   🎥 Watch live: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwqiSXR6 👉 https://lnkd.in/eabvh_Ad   🔗 For more details on the programme and outcomes, visit https://lnkd.in/eKdunPpi   #Interreg #EUNatureRestorationLaw #Biodiversity #IUCNMed #NaturalHeritage #InterregVolunteerYouth

The MEDAE network - a multi-stakeholder network in favor of the agroecology in the Mediterranean - is moving forward! The MEDAE network made of diverse and complementary organisations (universities, research centers, development organisations, farmers, consumers, political organisations…) believes that the principles of agroecology can provide a relevant and multidimensional response in favour of sustainable #food systems across the #Mediterranean. The Network was initiated by the NATAE project, a research project funded by the European Commission from 2022 to 2026, with the aim of promoting #agroecological transition in North Africa. For the launch of the MEDAE network, and in preparation of the UNCCDCOP16, a webinar will look at the prospects for supporting the deployment of #agroecology in public policies in #NorthAfrica. ⏲️ 26 November 2024 at 14.00 hrs CET ✍ Sign up to this webinar and learn more about it 🌱 The IUCN Food and Agricultural Systems team is actively involved in the NATAE project through helping to monitor six living labs across various countries in #NorthAfrica. These labs function as collaborative hubs where food system actors come together to identify and test agroecological practices, laying the groundwork for sustainable agricultural transformation in the region and offering valuable insights into the evolving landscape of agroecology in North Africa. More about MEDAE ➡️ https://lnkd.in/drxjS3s9 👉 You can also access the recordings of previous webinars with researchers, development operators and farmers on the agroecological transition in five representative agrosystems in North Africa: mountain agroforests, oases, cereal plains, peri-urban areas and irrigated valleys. 💡https://lnkd.in/dM3PGiU7

The #Mediterranean coast is among the world’s regions with the highest probability of flooding. Impacts will be aggravating as a result of #climatechange and population growth on the coast. We need to accelerate the use of #ecosystem-based #adaptation and nature-based solutions #NbS. IUCN encourages the #COP29 to put in place their National Adaptation Plans. Read the Special Report on Climate and Environmental Coastal Risks in the Mediterranean #MedECC ➡️ https://bit.ly/3V0edPI Learn it all about the IUCN position paper for #UNFCCC COP29 👉 https://bit.ly/4hOJpvj

Are you in Almeria this week? Do not miss the opportunity to network and meet the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation staff Rosario Galán and debate together sustainable #tourism practices! Our colleague Emmi Lindqvist will also participate in the panel for "Guardians of the Coast: Pioneering Practices for Sustainable Coasts" to discuss IUCN’s work, experiences and lessons learnt on #Posidonia oceanica and nature-oriented #beach management in the #Mediterranean. More about our work on sustainable tourism 🌍 https://bit.ly/3YSgCxf

📢 Happening tomorrow!! This webinar, organized by the Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium in the frame of the RESCOM project to enhance the #resilience of Mediterranean #ecosystems, is addressed to all those interested in deepening their knowledge on #NaturebasedSolutions. A must webinar especially for the candidate civil society organizations (#CSOs) planning to submit a project proposal in response to RESCOM Call for Small Projects. Agenda and Registration ✍ https://bit.ly/4hJV3Yi More about the Call for Small Projects 👉 https://bit.ly/3Z9o9ZP

⏳ You have 2 months left to apply for BeMed's 9th call for micro-initiatives ! For nearly 10 years, BeMed has been offering funding opportunities to local stakeholders committed to reducing plastic pollution. 👉 Are you an NGO, association, scientific institution, small business, municipality or local authority looking to take action against plastic pollution ? 💰 Financial support of up to €10,000 with a minimum co-financing requirement of 30%. 🗓️ Applications are open from 7 October 2024 to 6 January 2025. For more details: https://lnkd.in/d8nCAPf This call is generously supported by : Fondation Didier et Martine Primat, Fonds français pour l'environnement mondial (FFEM), Fonds Aether de la Foundation for Future Generations, FONDATION SANCTA DEVOTA, and Kresk 4 Oceans. Our founding members: Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Surfrider Foundation Europe, Fondation Tara Océan, Mava Foundation, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. #Plasticpollution #Microinitiatives #Callforprojects #Appelàprojets #Mediterranean #AMI

📢 New opportunity!! We are looking for a Nature-based Solutions (#NbS) expert to support IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and the NaTour4CChange project in the development of NbS-related activities in six pilot destinations in the #Mediterranean. The Interreg Euro-MED Programme NaTour4CChange project (2024-2026) builds on and capitalizes on successful experiences at the Mediterranean and global level to test solutions for increasing the #resilience of #coastal destinations in the Mediterranean. The project will aim to set common methods to allow participating regions to assess their #tourism-related climate adaptation and #mitigation priorities, and take climate action via plans and strategies, supported by cooperative governance. In particular, this consultancy aims to: 1.    Develop a methodology for NbS approaches in the project pilot destinations including a NbS for Coastal Destinations Climate Action manual. 2.    Design and deliver NbS training for pilot destinations. 3.    Support pilot destinations in the design/implementation/testing of one Nature-based Solution in each pilot destination. 4.    Support Tourism Climate Action Taskforces to apply the method to assess the feasibility of the NbS against the #Climate Action Plan. 5.    Participate in Experience Exchanges between pilot destinations. Deadline to apply🚨 3 December 2024 More about it and instructions ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Av0VUB About IUCN and the project 🏞️ https://bit.ly/4foNVij

New chance to join us! 🌍 Deadline extended for the Water Management & Governance Officer role—no Spanish work visa needed! Apply now to make a global impact! 💧 #Hiring #WaterManagement #ApplyNow