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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
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
๐The @IUCN & @EU_ENV European #Fund for #Youth Action on #EUPollinators is open!
๐ฟ Individuals (18-35) โ grants up to 15,000 EUR
๐Youth-led orgs & NGOs โ grants up to 70,000 EUR
Ready to make a difference? Apply now: speciesgrants.iucn.org
More ๐ iucnsos.org/new-call-for...
๐ On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we spotlight the new SOILGUARD policy brochure!
Letโs protect soil biodiversity as a nature-based solution to climate and land degradation.
๐ Read more: tinyurl.com/42hmzz3c
#SoilGuard #SoilHealth #NbS
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ !
๐พ Alien Invasive #Species in #Europe - call is open!!
๐ก #Youth Action on #pollinators - coming in June
More about #IAS Response #Fund ๐พ tinyurl.com/yn4ame4c
More about Pollinators ๐ tinyurl.com/8695892f
๐ ๏ธ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ รก๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ รก๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ ๐บ๏ธ
UICN apoya al Grupo Nacional de Coordinaciรณn #KBAs para un ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐รฉ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ 2025-2030 y Hoja de ruta en Espaรฑa
@seobirdlife.bsky.social @keybiodiversity.bsky.social @MITECO
Mรกs ๐ tinyurl.com/2m5p6ssb
๐ Unlocking finance for nature-based climate action!
At todayโs high-level event, we spotlighted discussions on scaling investments in #BlueCarbon ecosystems
๐Global leaders joined to support ocean&climate resilience: Ministers from Mauritius, Dominican Rep., Madagascar
More details ๐ bit.ly/4kDjSGe
๐ Momentum builds at #UNOceanConference: IUCN Med dives into marine resilience and regional #cooperation ๐ค
Today we were in 4 events, reinforcing #Mediterranean commitment to marine #biodiversity, climate #resilience, and transboundary action.
More ๐https://tinyurl.com/vucjs2rv
๐ Celebrating #MediterraneanDay at #UNOC3 in Nice!
3 key events spotlighting NbS for coastal resilience:
๐น Agreement with AFD for #RESCOM project
๐น #MedFund - sustainable financing for Med MPAs
๐นP๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป from #Dialogue4Nature โก๏ธ bit.ly/4jH8eJa
#OceanAction
๐ As #UNOC2025 opens in Nice, we reflects on our participation on 9 June:
๐ฏ Blue tourism: rethinking tourism to support nature & communities
๐ฏ Bycatch: science-based, practical solutions, co-developing tools for fishers to reduce impacts on marine biodiversity
#Ocean #Mediterranean
๐Yesterday was #WorldOceanDay2025! ๐
We just launched a guide to support monk seal conservation in the Mediterranean โก๏ธ from monitoring techniques to emergency response, weโre working to protect this species and the ocean it calls home. ๐
๐ฅ bit.ly/3HuRvLN
#MonkSeal #SaveTheSeals #Mediterranean
๐Kicking off UNOC3 with #Mediterranean solutions!๐ชธ
๐น Shaping Blue #Tourism๐West End Nice Hotel | 14:30
๐น From Science to #Solutions: Tackling #Bycatch in the Mediterranean๐Green Zone โThe Ocean That Feeds Usโ Pavilion | 16:30
and more ๐https://tinyurl.com/5e7tzhx7
#UNOC2025 #IUCNMed #OceanAction
๐ World Environment Day
In response to plastic pollution, IUCN Med is taking action on multiple fronts:
๐น Supporting policies aimed at reducing single-use plastics
๐น Producing scientific data
๐น Providing direct support to CSOs for effective local action
๐ Discover some of our impactful projects!
New IUCN Rapid Response Fund with EU_Partnerships
to stop the spread of #invasivealienspecies in Europe.
IUCN Save our Species call for proposals in June invites projects on early detection, rapid eradication, and coordinated response.
Interested?๐https://tinyurl.com/yn4ame4c
๐ฟ ร l'occasion de #BiodiversityDay, notre directeur, Maher Mahjoub, ร participรฉ ร la cรฉrรฉmonie d'ouverture de l'atelier national organisรฉ ร lโAcadรฉmie Diplomatique de Tunis.
Il y a soulignรฉ que : ยซInvestir dans la biodiversitรฉ, ce nโest pas une option, cโest une nรฉcessitรฉยป
#Tunisie #GlobalGoals
๐On #BiodiversityDay, weโre proud to launch the IUCN Med 2024 Annual Report
From restoring habitats to supporting local communities, this yearโs theme reflects our work across the Med
Read it in
๐ฌ๐ง portals.iucn.org/library/node...
๐ซ๐ท portals.iucn.org/library/node...
๐ช๐ธ portals.iucn.org/library/node...
Building the Future of #Patara Special Environmental Protected Area (SEPA) in #Tรผrkiye: a Management and Action plan to be the first in Tรผrkiye to formally integrate #NbS into its legal framework, marking a major milestone for #inclusive and #resilient #environmental #governance
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๐ฌ #Mediterranean Marine Green List expert group launched in #Malaga ๐ โผ๏ธ
The new regional #expert group #EAGL kicks off to tailor the IUCN Green List global standard & support #effective #conservation of marine sites in the Mediterranean. #GreenList4MMPAs
๐https://tinyurl.com/af35cx7u
Egypt joins Algeria, Morocco & Tunisia with a new IUCN National Committee, chaired by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency.
Welcome to the IUCN network in North Africa! ๐ฟ
#Egypt #Biodiversity #NorthAfrica #IUCNMembers
๐ฟ At the 51st Congress of Public Parks and Gardens in Marbella #PARJAP2025, we explored how Nature-based Solutions and Green Infrastructure are helping cities tackle real challenges.
Andrรฉs Alcรกntara led a hands-on workshop with practical examples.
๐ธ Photos ยฉ AEPJP #AEPJP #VivirLosParques
๐ฃ๏ธ โLegal protection isnโt just a formality, itโs what turns environmental goals into real change on the ground. In the Mediterranean, weโve learned that integration must go beyond national bordersโ
Maher Mahjoub, Director, IUCN Med
๐Shared at the 4th @IUCNWCEL World Environmental Law Congress
๐ 27 participants gathered in Tripoli for a 3-day #MPA training by IUCN Med & partners under the #MedProgramme ๐ฑ๐พ
From planning to governance, the focus: building skills for effective marine protection in Libya.
๐ Report: engage.iucn.org/topic/report...
#30x30 #NbS
๐ฑ We invite you to join a webinar on NbS and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS.
The same webinar will be offered twice on the same day
๐
30/04
๐ 10:00-11:00 CEST - events.teams.microsoft.com/event/76dbec...
๐ 16:00โ17:00 CEST - events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c49640...
#NbS #SoilHealth #Webinar
