Biodiversity loss & climate change at the core of IUCN NORTH AFRICAN FORUM

The IUCN North Africa Regional Conservation Forum was held from 24 to 26 June in Monastir (Tunisia) as part of the preparation for the 2020 World Conservation Congress in Marseille.

As challenges related to climate change and biodiversity loss continue to become more urgent, the North African conservation community gathered in Monastir (Tunisia) for its quadrennial meeting designed to foster exchange of ideas and solutions. The IUCN Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) was a key opportunity for North African Members and Partners of IUCN to identify key biodiversity issues and priorities in the region, with an aim to influence the next IUCN Programme (2021-2024) and post-2020 process.

The Forum brought together more than 60 participants s from IUCN Member organizations

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Birds and powerlines in North Africa (French)

Identification Guide Of Vulnerable Species Incidentally Caught In Mediterranean Fisheries

Core support to the activities of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is provided by the
Junta de Andalucia, the Ministry of Ecological Transition in Spain, and the MAVA Foundation.

The Med BYCATCH Project - Incidental catch of marine vulnerable species

The incidental capture of vulnerable species in fishing gear (‘bycatch') is a key threat in the Mediterranean for several taxonomic groups: sea turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, cartilaginous fishes, corals and sponges.

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A GOVERNANCE TOOLKIT for artisanal fisheries in the Mediterranean

The Governance Toolkit for managing Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPA) is a practical collection of 13 sustainable fishery management-related solutions.

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The MPA-ADAPT project ends but its results will remain

After three years of implementation, the MPA-ADAPT project - Guiding Mediterranean MPAs through the climate change era: building resilience and adaptation - ends with important outputs and results.

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Development of 100% NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS projects in Morocco and Tunisia

Following the work carried out in 2016-2017 and the new workshops held in 2018, IUCN-Med and IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations in France) have continued in 2019 the work with the governments of Morocco and Tunisia in 2019 to identify and execute "Nature-based Solutions"

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Take part in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 in Marseille

Held once every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress brings together several thousand leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society, indigenous peoples, business, and academia, with the goal of conserving the environment and harnessing the solutions nature offers to global challenges.

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DestiMED assessment methodology applied for 1st time to ECOTOURISM packages

Thanks to the Interreg-MED-funded project DestiMED, Mediterranean protected areas have been able to measure and manage the Ecological Footprint of their ecotourism packages. Taking Global Footprint Network's standardized accounting tool as a starting point, DestiMED project partners adapted the Ecological Footprint methodology

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New project to conserve the MONK SEAL in the Eastern Mediterranean

This project aims to improve the knowledge of the population of the Mediterranean monk seal at the eastern Mediterranean, monitoring their populations, contributing to the identification of critical habitat and creating or impulse conservation actions.

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The conservation community takes actions to protect Mediterranean VULTURES

Poisoning, food scarcity, collisions at wind farms and power lines, as well as electrocutions are some of the biggest threats for the majority of raptors and vultures. Moreover, many breeding populations are isolated and most species have low

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Mediterranean Noble Pen Shell Crisis (PINNA NOBILIS) - June 2019 Update

New mortality spots detected in Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Tunisia, France and Morocco. Parasite causing massive outbreak of Mediterranean penshell Pinna nobilis continues to extend rapidly, revealing need for further and urgent action.

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Events

UN World Cities Day .- 31 October 2019. - The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day. 2019 Theme: Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations.

43rd session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) - 10th session of the Committee on Administration and Finance (CAF) 4 to 8 November 2019, Athens, Greece.

The European Business and Nature Summit. - 7 - 8 November 2019, Madrid, Spain. The European Business and Nature Summit is a regional stepping stone in the global run to strengthen the role of businesses in supporting nature conservation and its sustainable use.

Mediterranean SHARK and RAY Conservation Meeting. - 4-7 November 2019, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Experts will gather at a workshop to review the current status of sharks, rays and chimaeras in the Mediterranean region.

Regional workshop of the Small Initiatives Programme for Civil Society Organizations of North Africa.- 18 - 19 November 2019, Casablanca, Morocco

DESTIMED Project final conference. - 23 -24 November 2019, Rome, Italy

21st Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) and its Protocols - 2 -5 December 2019, Naples, Italy

COP25 - United Nations Climate Change (Unfccc) 2-13 December 2019, Santiago, Chile. 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Meeting of European and Mediterranean Coastal Agencies - 12-12 February 2020, Budva, Montenegro. After the Meeting of European and Mediterranean Coastal Agencies, organized in Antibes in 2015, the Conservatoire du littoral and the Public Enterprise for the Coastal Zone Management of Montenegro organize a new meeting on February 12th and 13th 2020, in Budva, Montenegro. This meeting will be under the theme of adaptation of coasts to climate change, by sharing experiences on strategies implemented or innovative approaches and techniques to cope with the risks incurred by coastal territories (erosion, submersion, flooding, scarcity of water resources and exceptional climatic events).

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