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Make the Mediterranean a cooperation area for sustainable development
Providing socioeconomics insights for the appropriate management of Mediterranean resources
Facilitate a science – political and civil society interface
Supporting the transition towards a green and blue economy
Design possible futures for sustainable development
Observer of the environment and development to inform governments and the general public
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Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean: Which Role for Coastal Cities and Their Valuable Ecosystems?
Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to Mediterranean populations and ecosystems, driven by unsustainable consumption patterns, insufficient waste management, and governance gaps. Despite existing legal frameworks in many countries, plastic leakage into the sea continues to increase. With around 70% of the Mediterranean population living in coastal urban areas, cities are both major sources of plastic waste and among the…
18/02/26
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Advancing One Health in the Mediterranean
20 February 2026
This report explores the application of the One Health approach in the Mediterranean, with a specific focus on marine and coastal environments, where interactions between
Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean: Which Role for Coastal Cities and Their Valuable Ecosystems?
18 February 2026
Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to Mediterranean populations and ecosystems, driven by unsustainable consumption patterns, insufficient waste management, and governance gaps. Despite existing legal
Urban and Coastal Water Management through Nature-Based Solutions
4 February 2026
In response to growing water-related challenges in Mediterranean urban and coastal areas, this policy note examines the potential of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) as integrated, sustainable,
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Methods and tools for socio-economic assessment of goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems
Plan Bleu coordinated the preparation of this report produced by EFIMED (Mediterranean Regional Office of the European Forest Institute)and the CTFC (Forest Science Centre of Catalonia), in the framework of the project ” Optimising the production of go
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Participatory governance for the multifunctional management of Mediterranean woodland areas
Plan Bleu coordinated the preparation of this report produced by the CTFC (Forest Science Centre of Catalonia) and COFOR International, in the framework of the project “Optimising the production of goods and services by Mediterranean woodland ecosystem
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Water demand management: selecting the measures to implement in your region. A decision making support guide for local authorities
This methodological guide is written for local authority managers who have questions concerning the implementation of Water Demand Management (WDM) measures in their region. The guide aims to: Present an overview of the WDM measures that can be applied
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Ecological services provided by wetlands on climate change adaptation
This report is the first step of Plan bleu’s project launched in 2013 – in partnership with Tour du Valat – on the economic valuation of ecological services provided by wetlands in conjunction with climate change in the Mediterranean Basin. The overall
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Horizon 2020 Mediterranean report – Toward shared environmental information systems
Plan Bleu contributed to this report that is a joint effort of the EEA and UNEP/MAP resulting from the creation of a regular review mechanism of environmental progress in the three H2020 policy priorities; municipal waste, urban waste water and industr
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