This report is based on the findings of the project BlueBoatsMed, a BLUEMED Initiative Start Up Action. The project brought together Mediterranean stakeholders with complementary expertise in the domain of cruise and recreational boating with the aim to: I) analyze the prospects for further and sustainable expansion of the two sectors; II) agree upon main environmental or societal challenges associated to the expansion that the two sectors are expected to experience; III) identify promising innovations to address such challenges, and

Expertise realised by Plan Bleu, an organization for the environment and development in the Mediterranean The countries bordering the Mediterranean, although they share certain natural characteristics (climate, vegetation), are nevertheless very heterogeneous geographically, historically, politically and socio-economically. This is reflected in particular by great demographic contrasts. Despite these real demographic differences, one trait unites all the countries bordering the Mediterranean: a strong propensity of their populations to aggregate in certain areas, more particularly the coastal areas where the structuring and

The SoED is a State of the Environment and Development Report that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of environmental and development interactions in the Mediterranean region. READ THE RED 2020: STATE REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEDITERRANNEE