Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Knowledge Platform

YOUR GATE TO KNOWLEDGE AND SPATIAL DATA ON MEDITERRANEAN BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT

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TUNE UP pilots

Med MPAs management and biodiversity protection support, capitalizing on River/Wetland Contracts experiences by multi-level governance tools.

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Mapping and assessment of the state of wetlands ecosystems: A Mediterranean perspective

A Pan-Mediterranean wetland ecosystem knowledge base filling a major regional gap locating Mediterranean wetland habitats.

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Marine mega fauna and litter in the Mediterranean: Overview of impacts in MedBioLitter

Conclusions coming from the analysis of MedBiolitter spatial and scientific data on interactions between marine fauna and litter

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Marine protected areas in Montenegro

Discover the protected marine areas of the country through an interactive tour.

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MedBioLitter Dashboard

Explore the latest publications and evidence on marine litter and its impact on biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea.

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MBPC Declaration on Mediterranean

Ecosystem-based approaches for biodiversity protection and management.

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Projects and People

Statistical details on the type of organizations involved

Projects

Partners

Protected areas

What is the Mediterranean Biodiversity Community?

The Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community (MBPC) brings together researchers, managers, public authorities and environmental institutions in 15 thematic projects under the umbrella of 1 horizontal initiative for the Mediterranean called PANACeA from 2016 to 2019, with renewed support as MBPC until 2022.

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Maps and spatial data

Where is the Mediterranean Biodiversity Community present?

Through our map viewer you can locate the institutions involved, from public authorities, to research institutions and protected areas.In addition, you can access and use the map maker tool to combine existing spatial data in the Catalogue, giving access to additional layers such as Mediterranan Regions, EBSAs, MAPAMED, Med-IAMER.

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Library of resources

Documents and multimedia resources associated to projects and keywords

Search engine by keywords, projects and other metadata

Mapping and Assessment of the State of Wetlands Ecosystems

A Mediterranean perspective filling a major regional gap locating Mediterranean wetland habitats.

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Marine mega fauna and litter in the Mediterranean

Conclusions coming from the analysis of MedBiolitter spatial and scientific data on interactions between marine fauna and litter.

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Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection tools catalogue

Streamlining management efforts in protected areas for better nature conservation in the Mediterranean.

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Mediterranean biodiversity and marine litter

Knowledge base including tools and measures to support a wide range of stakeholders, from local managers to regional policy makers.

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All together for a better Mediterranean

Do you believe in an ecosystem-based approach for an effective biodiversity protection and management in the Mediterranean? Show your support and sign up to our Biodiversity Protection Community Declaration.

Fighting marine litter in the Mediterranean, we need to act now!

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EU Green Week '21 video about Marine Litter & MBPC Declaration

How are we fighting marine litter in the Mediterranean? The Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community brings together nature conservation actors and partners across the region.

Wetlands: our best natural answer to the biodiversity, water and climate crises

This video explains the importance of wetlands and the biggest threats they are facing nowadays and what would be the holistic solutions needed to protect and restore them.