ENGIE (Organization)

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ENGIE is a French multinational energy utility company, headquartered in La Défense, Courbevoie, which operates in the fields of electricity generation and distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy, heating and cooling district networks, and energy services. Learn More

Global Water Partnership (Organization)

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The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a global action network with over 3,000 Partner organisations in 179 countries. The network has 68 accredited Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships. The network is open to all organisations involved in … Learn More

DestiMED Plus -A Mediterranean Ecotourism Consortium (Project)

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Background Ecotourism respects the resources of a Protected Area (PA) destination and the well-being of the people living in and around it whilst also, providing incentives for conservation and operating in off-season. In order for this sustainable development model to … Learn More

Knowledge and Monitoring of Biodiversity Cultural Practices (Project)

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The main goal of this project is to halt the loss of cultural practices that benefit biodiversity in cultural landscapes. Background As commonly known, biodiversity improves the functions of ecosystems and prevents their collapse when environmental changes happen, providing to … Learn More

Life AdaptaMED (Project)

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Background Current levels of aridity in the Mediterranean appear to be unprecedented in the last 500 years and most climate models predict an increase in temperature and a substantial decrease in rainfall in the basin. Mediterranean representative socio-ecosystems (such as … Learn More

LIFE Blue Natura (Project)

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This project represents an ambitious and innovative initiative to quantify blue carbon and protect coastal habitats in Andalusia. Context and challenges Coastal habitats composed of marshes and seagrass meadows, such as Posidonia oceanica meadows, represent significant carbon sinks. Indeed, they … Learn More

Longmen Pilot Project (Project)

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The “Longmen” pilot project includes a total of 10 hectares of green mandarin and alternate crops. The project aims to restore 43 hectares of the secondary forest while setting up a water training school for wastewater and drinking water management. Learn More

Managing Flows for Sustainable Development (Project)

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The project aimed to build awareness and capacity for environmental flows assessment in the basin and identify institutional and legal mechanisms for mainstreaming environmental flows. Interest in environmental flows in the region had been promoted by the South African Water … Learn More

MedArtSal - Sustainable Management model for Mediterranean Artisanal Salinas (Project)

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Background Traditional salt pans and small salt pans are in continuous decline from the 50s of the twentieth century. As reported in many works, in the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea region there are more than 170 saltworks (of … Learn More

MEET Network (Project)

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Context Ecotourism has high potential to support protected areas in achieving their conservation goals, serving as a laboratory for sustainable development, and generating positive impacts for local communities. But there are many challenges in doing it well, including: Lack of … Learn More

Monk Seal Conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean (Project)

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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 that would mitigate the negative … Learn More

Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions (Project)

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The International Water Association and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lead the joint initiative the ‘Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions’. The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus ties three mutually dependent securities together. With population increase, land-use and climate … Learn More

POSBEMED 2 - Governance and Management of Posidonia Beach (Project)

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The Posidonia littoral zone (Posidonia-beach-dune system) is a valuable natural asset affected by a variety of impacts and pressures. Drifting vegetation of Posidonia forming banquettes along the beaches is a common feature of many coasts. However, residues of seagrass Posidonia … Learn More

Water Futures Initiative Tanzania (Project)

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Water Futures-Tanzania is working to bring stakeholders from different sectors together to develop action-orientated solutions for better management of water in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin and the city of Dar-es-Salaam. Together, TBL, WWF, and GIZ conducted a water risk assessment … Learn More