@iucnmed.bsky.social
Conservation of Mediterranean Ecosystems & Biodiversity Account of International Union for Conservation of Nature, Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med) in Spain https://iucn.org/our-work/region/mediterranean
Friday 10th October
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๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐:
๐ The Mediterranean Blueprint: Scaling conservation with bold alliances and funding solutions
๐ฟ From Commitment to Action: The Green List as a Conservation Strategy for 30x30
Follow along with us to stay tuned to the pulse of the Mediterranean at #IUCNcongress.
๐๐ฟโจ Mediterranean Highlights โ Day 1 at the IUCN World
A vibrant start for the Mediterranean community at the Congress! ๐ฌ๐
From blue tourism and the Green List to resilient land management across Africa.
๐ Explore more: bit.ly/48sLWsV
#IUCNcongress #MedatCongress2025
Thursday 9th October
๐ From now until the end of the #IUCNCongress ๐ weโll be sharing each dayโs most inspiring #Mediterranean sessions, stories of collaboration, innovation and resilience shaping our regionโs future.
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Thursday, 9 October begins with highlights you wonโt want to miss:
๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ก ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐
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๐ตโ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ | ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ
Explore our programme: iucn.org/story/202510...
๐ฟ #ProtectedAreas arenโt just lines on a map, they safeguard #biodiversity and sustain #ecosystems.
27 Mediterranean sites are pioneering self-evaluation against the IUCN #GreenList Standard, setting an ambitious benchmark for Europe and beyond.
๐ Read more: bit.ly/4o9JLiw
#WCC2025
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One Week to Go!
The #IUCNCongress is just around the corner, taking place 9-15 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE ๐
This event brings together actors from around the world, from governments to youth to Indigenous Peoples, to shape the future of #conservation.
๐ iucncongress2025.org
#ClimateAction
โจ IUCN Med welcomes seven new Members to our Union in the Med region
Our network continues to grow stronger with the addition of these organisations from ๐ซ๐ท, ๐ฒ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ธ, ๐น๐ณ
Organisations interested in joining IUCN or engaging with the IUCN network ๐ join.iucn.org
Coordinated by IUCN Med with key partners:
- IATUR
- @eco-union.bsky.social
- @iddri.bsky.social
Thank you to the financial support of:
- FFEM
Through the Blue Tourism Initiative
- @miteco.gob.es
- Partnership France-IUCN
- Fondazione Principe Alberto II di Monaco
๐ข New #BlueTourism report highlights both the risks of business-as-usual and the opportunities for #sustainabletourism in the Med.
๐ bit.ly/42mSrJT
Key takeaways:
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Accelerate decarbonisation
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Prioritise low-impact, community-rooted models
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Strengthen MPAs
Did you know the #Mediterranean holds 7% of the worldโs microplastics while making up only 1% of global waters? ๐ฑ
We are working with partners to cut plastics at the source, support islands & cities, and promote the #CircularEconomy.
๐ Learn more: bit.ly/4gN4sOJ
#PlasticPollution #IUCNCongress
๐Tech meets Nature in Spain
3 pilot cases in the #Tech4Nature project, demonstrate how regional innovation can inspire solutions worldwide:
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Monitoring Bonelliโs eagles
๐ฆ Tracking bats
๐๏ธ Protecting Sierra Nevada
๐ Read more: bit.ly/3ItRmt0
#IUCNCongress @huaweieurope.bsky.social
โจ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ค
Major step for regional #cooperation with the European Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre (TSC) to advance #biodiversity and climate resilience across Europe.
๐ tinyurl.com/bdcczvy
At #IUCNCongress, the IUCN Africa Pavilion, led by the IUCN Secretariat offices in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Mediterranean, & West and Central Africa, will unite members, governments, and partners, with each day featuring events centered on a specific theme.
Learn more ๐ iucncongress2025.org
๐ This week, IUCN Med Director Maher Mahjoub visited #Tunisia to strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and partners.
He also delivered the opening keynote at the 1st Assises ACICT on Nature-based Solutions. ๐ฑ
๐ Read more : bit.ly/47IZCzu
Damos inicio al taller que organizamos junto el Centro de Cooperaciรณn para el Mediterrรกneo de la UICN Med en Eurecat Amposta presente en el marco de los proyectos @RESTCOAST_H2020 y IMPETUS.
#ClimateImpetus #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #H2020 #innovationย @iucnmed.bsky.socialย @eurecat.bsky.social
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ! ๐
The EU-funded project CO-OP4CBD is proposing a training and networking session for experts from or based in Europe
๐Malaga (Spain)
๐๏ธ18-20 November 2025
Register by 26 September โ tinyurl.com/46zvc8u7
#TSC #Biodiversity #KnowledgeManagement #GlobalBiodiversityFramework #KMGBF
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Ahead of #InternationalVultureDay, Morocco launches its first National Strategy for Raptor Conservation ๐ฒ๐ฆ
Led by ANEF & IUCN Med, the 10-year plan protects 12 raptor species & key migratory corridors ๐
๐ Read more: iucn.org/news/202509/...
#Conservation #VultureDay
๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ
Learn about our work with the Building River Dialogue and Governance #BRIDGE initiative and the #Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands to shape fair #water governance.
๐https://tinyurl.com/554xu42p
๐ IUCN Members are leading the way at the World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi!
For the first time, online voting makes participation more inclusive than ever. Members from Mediterranean countries contributed with 51 motions on key issues ๐๐ฟโป๏ธ๐ค
#WCC2025 #Mediterranean
bit.ly/4lQ5H0i
โจ IUCN Med welcomes 6 new Members to our Union from the Mediterranean region! ๐๐ฟ ๐https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366023691039629314
26.08.2025 10:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ The Mediterraneanโs natural wealth is our legacy - letโs make it thrive for future generations.
From Oct 9โ15, #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi, more than 20 Med countries & 250+ Members will be represented and participate.
๐ Learn more: www.iucncongress2025.org
#WCC2025 #Conservation
๐ Happy #MPADay!
The Mediterranean is rich in biodiversity but under pressure.
At @iucnmed.bsky.social, we support MPAs through:
๐น #GL4MMPAs
๐น #Blue4All
๐น #RESCOM
๐น #CP31Libya
MPAs are vital tools for conservation, resilience & community well-being ๐
#MarineProtectedAreas
๐ On #WorldRangerDay2025 we celebrate rangers powering transformative conservation!
Theyโre key to #Target3: protecting 30% of the planet by 2030 ๐ฟ
From traditional wisdom to tech, rangers are a cornerstone in nature protection.
#WildlifeRangers #WorldRangerDay
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐จ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ โ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐
Proa 2025 Awards by Andalusian Maritime-Marine Cluster (CMMA) in Mรกlaga acknowledges #marine #conservation and #blueeconomy work in #Andalusia.
โจhttps://tinyurl.com/ywazjxuj
๐ฟ Less than 4 months to go to the IUCN World Conservation Congress (#WCC) ๐ง
The IUCN WCC will gather +1,400 Members from +250 countries, of which 24 #Mediterranean countries.
Donโt miss the chance to influence #conservation decisions
๐ Learn more www.iucncongress2025.org
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐
Experts got together in July in #Murcia to share findings and recommendations for effective coastal #restoration in #salinas.
๐MedArtSal: tinyurl.com/5fravbwd
๐งhttps://tinyurl.com/2fxtyz82
(c) Images Helena Clavero, WWF and ANSE
๐ง Six new innovative small-scale projects have been selected by the Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium, through the #RESCOM project, to mainstream NbS across the #Mediterranean.
๐ Learn more: www.medconsortium.org/2025/06/call...
#MBC #NbS #climatechange #30x30
ยฉ @yoldainitiative.bsky.social
๐ฟ Mรกs de 40 expertos se reunieron en รvila para impulsar la conectividad ecolรณgica en Espaรฑa.
El taller #MEDCONECTA comparti aprendizajes para identificar corredores verdes y aplicar Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza.
๐ iucn.org/story/202506...
#conectividad #ecosystemas
IUCN Med joins the MCSD Steering Committee as Vice President.
Weโll support the 2026โ2035 Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development update and advance the Blue Carbon roadmap for the Mediterranean.
โก๏ธ More details: bit.ly/4k6Ohvu
#IUCNMed #MCSD #BlueCarbon #Mediterranean #NaturePositive
๐The Tamkeen project supported by @AECID_es kicks off in #Tunisia with a workshop on Nature-based Solutions and sustainable #tourism for civil society organizations (#CSOs) in North Africa.
More ๐https://tinyurl.com/4u22f425
