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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
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Despite a promising international momentum towards sustainable development, unsustainable practices persist, often supported by economic incentives that promote the expansion of activity at the expense of ecosystem conservation and restoration. These environmentally harmful subsidies are nearly six times higher than the spending devoted to environmental protection. Perceived as beneficial for certain economic sectors, they also exist in the Mediterranean region….
01/10/24
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Edited Volume – Unraveling the Impact of Environmentally Harmful Subsidies in the Mediterranean
1 October 2024
Despite a promising international momentum towards sustainable development, unsustainable practices persist, often supported by economic incentives that promote the expansion of activity at the expense
Catalyzing coastal adaptation finance in Montenegro – Rapid Capacity Assessment
18 September 2024
This report analyzes Montenegro’s adaptation strategies and needs to address the impacts of climate change in its coastal areas, particularly the Bay of Kotor, one
Plan Bleu’s activity report
27 August 2024
2023 was a very active year for Plan Bleu. Focal points meeting, the meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development in June in Marseille,
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Activity Report 2021
Despite the ecological crisis affecting the world and more particularly the Mediterranean, the path traveled by Plan Bleu in 2021 is dotted with great successes! While celebrating 45 years of the Barcelona Convention, we closed this last biennium with
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Wetland ecosystem services values advocacy paper
Plan Bleu contributed to and coordinated the advocacy document: “The urgent need to protect and conserve wetlands for the future of Mediterranean people, nature and economies”. It was written in the framework of the Interreg Med project of the Mediterr
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Towards a sustainable development of marine renewable energy in the Mediterranean
The report “Towards a sustainable development of marine renewable energies in the Mediterranean” was produced in the framework of the Interreg Med blue growth community, led by Plan Bleu. It provides an overview of the development of marine renewable e
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Mapping and assessment of the state of wetland ecosystems: a Mediterranean perspective in 2022
This report is part of the efforts of the Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC), led by ETC-UMA and supported by the Regional Activity Centre Plan Bleu, in collaboration with several key Mediterranean institutions, partners and members
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Costs and benefits of establishing a low sulphur emission zone in the Mediterranean
In 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took bold action to reduce SOX emissions from ships, with the entry into force of a new global regulation limiting the sulphur content in fuel oil used on board ships to 0.50%, the so-called IMO su
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