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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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State of Play of Tourism in the Mediterranean
Plan Bleu just published the State of Play of Tourism in the Mediterranean on 28 November 2022. The Mediterranean region is an emblematic region for coastal and marine tourism, as one of the most popular destinations in the world, with negative externa
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Towards a Nature Positive Mediterranean. Accelerating the transition for the conservation, restoration and wise use of biodiversity in the Mediterranean
Plan Bleu, as partner of the Interreg Med Mediterranean Biodiversity protection Community (MBPC), leading the capitalisation activities has contributed to the policy paper “Towards a Nature Positive Mediterranean. Accelerating the transition for the co
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Ecosystem Restoration Best Practices Catalogue for the Mediterranean
The Interreg Med Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC), in which Plan Bleu leads the capitalisation activities, has published the “Mediterranean ecosystems. Restauration sites catalogue”. The Mediterranean region contains a wide variet
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Proposal of parameters to be monitored to reach good environmental status on coastal zone
This report is focused on an analysis for the identification of parameters to be monitored to measure the progress towards Good Environmental Status on coastal zone, especially dealing with the terrestrial part as the marine part is covered by the EcAp
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FOCUS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN: PIONEER SCIENCE AND ACTIONS IN THE FIELD
Marine litter is at present a top ranked pollution menace to the conservation and health of marine biodiversity and functional ecosystems. The Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community,of which Plan Bleu is partner, organised a roundtable during
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