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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 4h

🌊🌿✨ Mediterranean Highlights – Day 3 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. A day full of collaboration, innovation, and #Mediterranean insights at the #IUCNcongress! 💬🌍

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#mediterranean #iucncongress #iucncongress #conservation #africafornature #youthfornature #medatcongress | IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌊🌿✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 A day full of collaboration, innovation, and #Mediterranean insights at the #IUCNcongress! 💬🌍 ➡️ IUCN Med shared the ...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 1d

🌊🌿✨ Mediterranean Highlights – Day 2 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

👉 Explore more: bit.ly/4nOrAPA

#IUCNcongress #MedatCongress2025

#iucncongress #greenlist #sustainability #biodiversity #natureforall #africafornature #medatcongress2025 | IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌊🌿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 The second day continued with inspiring exchanges from different parts of the world, discussing how to make 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 1d

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:

🌊 The Mediterranean Blueprint: Scaling conservation with bold alliances and funding solutions
🌿 From Commitment to Action: The Green List as a Conservation Strategy for 30x30

Follow along with us to stay tuned to the pulse of the Mediterranean at #IUCNcongress.

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 2d

🌊🌿✨ Mediterranean Highlights – Day 1 at the IUCN World

A vibrant start for the Mediterranean community at the Congress! 💬🌍

From blue tourism and the Green List to resilient land management across Africa.

👉 Explore more: bit.ly/48sLWsV

#IUCNcongress #MedatCongress2025

#iucncongress #bluetourism #greenlist #naturepositive #sustainability #biodiversity #natureforall #africafornature #medatcongress2025 | IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌊🌿✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 A vibrant start for the Mediterranean community at the Congress! 💬🌍 📸 HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa of Morocco and the Pr...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 2d

🌍 From now until the end of the #IUCNCongress 💙 we’ll be sharing each day’s most inspiring #Mediterranean sessions, stories of collaboration, innovation and resilience shaping our region’s future.

📅 Thursday, 9 October begins with highlights you won’t want to miss:

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 3d

🌿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 🌍

📅 𝟵–𝟭𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶

Explore our programme: iucn.org/story/202510...

Mediterranean inspiring practices at World Conservation Congress

The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med), with Members and key partners from the Mediterranean region will showcase leading initiatives on biodiversity, climate resilience, marine cons...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 5d

🌿 #ProtectedAreas aren’t just lines on a map, they safeguard #biodiversity and sustain #ecosystems.

27 Mediterranean sites are pioneering self-evaluation against the IUCN #GreenList Standard, setting an ambitious benchmark for Europe and beyond.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4o9JLiw

#WCC2025

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 9d

📅 One Week to Go!

The #IUCNCongress is just around the corner, taking place 9-15 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE 🌍

This event brings together actors from around the world, from governments to youth to Indigenous Peoples, to shape the future of #conservation.

🔗 iucncongress2025.org

#ClimateAction

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 9d

✨ IUCN Med welcomes seven new Members to our Union in the Med region

Our network continues to grow stronger with the addition of these organisations from 🇫🇷, 🇲🇦, 🇪🇸, 🇹🇳

Organisations interested in joining IUCN or engaging with the IUCN network 🔗 join.iucn.org

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 10d

Coordinated by IUCN Med with key partners:
- IATUR
- @eco-union.bsky.social
- @iddri.bsky.social

Thank you to the financial support of:
- FFEM
Through the Blue Tourism Initiative
- @miteco.gob.es
- Partnership France-IUCN
- Fondazione Principe Alberto II di Monaco

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 10d

📢 New #BlueTourism report highlights both the risks of business-as-usual and the opportunities for #sustainabletourism in the Med.

🔗 bit.ly/42mSrJT

Key takeaways:
✅ Accelerate decarbonisation
✅ Prioritise low-impact, community-rooted models
✅ Strengthen MPAs

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 12d

Did you know the #Mediterranean holds 7% of the world’s microplastics while making up only 1% of global waters? 😱

We are working with partners to cut plastics at the source, support islands & cities, and promote the #CircularEconomy.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4gN4sOJ
#PlasticPollution #IUCNCongress

Strengthening efforts to tackle plastic pollution in the Mediterranean

Plastic pollution threatens the Mediterranean, one of the world’s most fragile seas, with IUCN Members pushing for stronger global action, IUCN Med is tackling the crisis through island and urban init...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 15d

🌍Tech meets Nature in Spain

3 pilot cases in the #Tech4Nature project, demonstrate how regional innovation can inspire solutions worldwide:

🦅 Monitoring Bonelli’s eagles
🦇 Tracking bats
🏔️ Protecting Sierra Nevada

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3ItRmt0

#IUCNCongress @huaweieurope.bsky.social

Tech meets nature: how Spain’s parks are using AI to protect raptors, bats and mountain wetlands

From tracking Bonelli’s eagles and bats in Catalonia to monitoring fragile high-mountain wetlands in Sierra Nevada, the technology reveals how human activity affects ecosystems.

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 18d

✨ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 🤝
Major step for regional #cooperation with the European Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre (TSC) to advance #biodiversity and climate resilience across Europe.

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 22d

At #IUCNCongress, the IUCN Africa Pavilion, led by the IUCN Secretariat offices in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Mediterranean, & West and Central Africa, will unite members, governments, and partners, with each day featuring events centered on a specific theme.

Learn more 👉 iucncongress2025.org

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 24d

🌍 This week, IUCN Med Director Maher Mahjoub visited #Tunisia to strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and partners.
He also delivered the opening keynote at the 1st Assises ACICT on Nature-based Solutions. 🌱
👉 Read more : bit.ly/47IZCzu

#mediterranean #tunisia #naturebasedsolutions #biodiversity #climateadaptation | IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌍 Today in Tunis, the Director of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗯, had the opportunity to engage with the technical departments of the 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. He...

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SEO BirdLife @seobirdlife.bsky.social · 25d

Damos inicio al taller que organizamos junto el Centro de Cooperación para el Mediterráneo de la UICN Med en Eurecat Amposta presente en el marco de los proyectos @RESTCOAST_H2020 y IMPETUS.

#ClimateImpetus #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #H2020 text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#innovation @iucnmed.bsky.social @eurecat.bsky.social

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · 29d

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲! 🌍

The EU-funded project CO-OP4CBD is proposing a training and networking session for experts from or based in Europe

📍Malaga (Spain)
🗓️18-20 November 2025

Register by 26 September ✍ tinyurl.com/46zvc8u7

#TSC #Biodiversity #KnowledgeManagement #GlobalBiodiversityFramework #KMGBF

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Sep 5

🦅 Ahead of #InternationalVultureDay, Morocco launches its first National Strategy for Raptor Conservation 🇲🇦

Led by ANEF & IUCN Med, the 10-year plan protects 12 raptor species & key migratory corridors 🌍

📖 Read more: iucn.org/news/202509/...

#Conservation #VultureDay

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 💦

Learn about our work with the Building River Dialogue and Governance #BRIDGE initiative and the #Mediterranean Alliance for Wetlands to shape fair #water governance.

👉https://tinyurl.com/554xu42p

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌍 IUCN Members are leading the way at the World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi!

For the first time, online voting makes participation more inclusive than ever. Members from Mediterranean countries contributed with 51 motions on key issues 🌊🌿♻️🤝

#WCC2025 #Mediterranean
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Mediterranean Members engage through motions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 | IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

🌍 The Members lead the way at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) From 9-15 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, IUCN Members will shape the future of global conservation through the motions process, a c...

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Aug 26

✨ IUCN Med welcomes 6 new Members to our Union from the Mediterranean region! 🌊🌿 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366023691039629314

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌊 The Mediterranean’s natural wealth is our legacy - let’s make it thrive for future generations.

From Oct 9–15, #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi, more than 20 Med countries & 250+ Members will be represented and participate.

👉 Learn more: www.iucncongress2025.org

#WCC2025 #Conservation

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Aug 1

🌊 Happy #MPADay!

The Mediterranean is rich in biodiversity but under pressure.

At @iucnmed.bsky.social, we support MPAs through:
🔹 #GL4MMPAs
🔹 #Blue4All
🔹 #RESCOM
🔹 #CP31Libya

MPAs are vital tools for conservation, resilience & community well-being 💙
#MarineProtectedAreas

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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation @iucnmed.bsky.social · Jul 31

🌍 On #WorldRangerDay2025 we celebrate rangers powering transformative conservation!

They’re key to #Target3: protecting 30% of the planet by 2030 🌿

From traditional wisdom to tech, rangers are a cornerstone in nature protection.

#WildlifeRangers #WorldRangerDay

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