This CD Rom contains the complete set of information relative to IUCN activities with regard to legal aspects of governance in the Mediterranean beyond territorial seas.

The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation has been working for 18 months on this relatively « new » issue. In this endeavor, IUCN’s initiative aims at establishing a dialogue involving all actors at stake in the region. In the CD-rom you will find the up-to-date status of our work, the first results of the process that launched and the remaining challenges lying ahead.

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This CD Rom is divided in three parts addressing successively:

1. The general issue of governance of the Mediterranean Sea

In this first part, essential information for the good comprehension of governance of the Mediterranean Sea is available. There is also available here, a general document presenting Governance of the Mediterranean Sea beyond territorial seas in English, French and Spanish. Two case studies are also downloadable as well as other interesting documents including bibliography and relevant web links.

• English Version / French Version

2. Governance in the Mediterranean beyond territorial sea

The second part contains the complete information relative to the workshop on Governance in the Mediterranean Beyond Territorial Seas organized by IUCN (Malaga, Spain) on 15 and 16 March 2004. This workshop, which was the first meeting of the Mediterranean Marine Law Specialist Group (MMLSG), also benefited from the participation of key institutions and international organizations in the region and enabled the identification of means and actions to undertake in order to improve governance for conservation and sustainable use of the Mediterranean Sea. The information contained in this part includes presentations, minutes, conclusions as well as other interesting documents.

• English Version / French Version / Spanish Version

3. Marine protected areas in the high seas

This third part contains the complete information concerning the workshop on marine protected areas in the high seas held in Malaga, Spain on 15-17 January 2003. This workshop, organized in partnership with WWF, gathered experts on marine protected areas in the high seas at the global level, and aimed at identifying a strategy to promote marine protected areas in the high seas to ensure a long term conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and ecological processes located in areas beyond national jurisdictions.

Also available in the following pages, there are the contributions and presentations of participants as well as the proceedings, executive summary and the Plan of action.

• English Version / French Version