Greening the Mediterranean fisheries: tentative assessment of the economic leeway
This new technical report on the Mediterranean fisheries aims to present the current economic and social value of marine fisheries to the Mediterranean region and, more innovative, to estimate the sector’s full potential economic and social value if it were managed optimally, with a view to maximizing the benefits that could be derived from marine […]
Activity report 2012
The structure of this report follows the logical framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) that was agreed by the 21 countries and the European Union during the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in Marrakesh in 2009. This framework is shared by the coordinating unit based in Athens and the regional […]
Economic study of the impacts of marine and coastal protected areas in the Mediterranean
The objective of this exploratory study is to highlight the links between environmental protection and local development in the specific case of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas.
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 industrial pollution.
Guidelines for national Economic and Social Analysis of Mediterranean marine ecosystems
This report results from the work conducted by the Plan Bleu as part of the initial economic and social analysis of the EcAp project, Ecosystem Approach for the Management of human activities, coordinated by the Coordinating Unit of the MAP. It is intended to provide guidance to national authorities of Mediterranean countries in charge to […]
Guidelines for national Economic and Social Analysis of Mediterranean marine ecosystems
This report results from the work conducted by the Plan Bleu as part of the initial economic and social analysis of the EcAp project, Ecosystem Approach for the Management of human activities, coordinated by the Coordinating Unit of the MAP. It is intended to provide guidance to national authorities of Mediterranean countries in charge to […]
Economic and social analysis of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean
A growing perception of the crucial role of marine and coastal ecosystems in the supply of goods and services that contribute to present and future human wellbeing and a recognition of the impact of human activities on these ecosystems have inspired the fight to protect them. The social and economic analysis of ecosystem services and […]
Economic assessment of ecosystem services: A tool for sustainable development in the Mediterranean ?
Plan Bleu addressed this question as part of its assessments in order to come to more informed sustainable development policy decisions. These assessments cover various geographic levels (from local to regional) and different environments, such as marine, coastal and forest ecosystems.
EcAP Science-Policy Interface (SPI) Brief
Achieving the Good Environmental Status of the Mediterranean marine and coastal ecosystems – this is the goal of the Ecosystem Approach, a strategy initiated by the Barcelona Convention UNEP/MAP. The success of this approach will largely depend on how well scientists and decision makers interact in monitoring and assessing the status of ecosystems to elaborate […]
Report of the Inception Workshop “Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach in the Mediterranean: strengthening the science-policy interface”
The workshop, held on December 15-16th, 2015 in Sophia Antipolis, France, gathered 44 participants from the South, East and North of the Mediterranean representing Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, scientific and research institutions and projects, NGO’s and UNEP-MAP components.