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IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
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Conservation of Mediterranean Ecosystems & Biodiversity
Account of International Union for Conservation of Nature, Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med) in Spain

https://iucn.org/our-work/region/mediterranean
🏖️Rethinking #tourism in the #Mediterranean to protect nature and benefit communities

Discover the Mediterranean case study of the MEET Network in IUCN's new report "The nature of success: Stories of impact from IUCN’s collaboration with businesses"
🔗 iucn.org/sites/defaul...

#business #sustainable
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌿 MUBADARAT: Civil society at the heart of conservation in North Africa.

Celebrating women and youth driving nature conservation through 20 inspiring stories from across North Africa. 💚 #Mubadarat #IUCNcongress #NatureForAll #youth
🔗Know the stories and author behind each image: bit.ly/4heCtHY
October 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
📅 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.
October 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🌍 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:
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📅 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
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
✨ 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
October 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📢 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
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
✨ 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.

👉 tinyurl.com/bdcczvy
September 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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
September 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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
September 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🦅 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
September 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🌱 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
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
✨ IUCN Med welcomes 6 new Members to our Union from the Mediterranean region! 🌊🌿 🔗https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366023691039629314
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🌊 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
August 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🌊 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
August 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🌍 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
July 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🏆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗨𝗖𝗡 𝗠𝗲𝗱 – 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻 🌊

Proa 2025 Awards by Andalusian Maritime-Marine Cluster (CMMA) in Málaga acknowledges #marine #conservation and #blueeconomy work in #Andalusia.

✨https://tinyurl.com/ywazjxuj
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🌿 Less than 4 months to go to the IUCN World Conservation Congress (#WCC) 💧

The IUCN WCC will gather +1,400 Members from +250 countries, of which 24 #Mediterranean countries.

Don’t miss the chance to influence #conservation decisions

🔗 Learn more www.iucncongress2025.org
July 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀
Experts got together in July in #Murcia to share findings and recommendations for effective coastal #restoration in #salinas.

👉MedArtSal: tinyurl.com/5fravbwd

🧂https://tinyurl.com/2fxtyz82

(c) Images Helena Clavero, WWF and ANSE
July 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
💧 Six new innovative small-scale projects have been selected by the Mediterranean Biodiversity Consortium, through the #RESCOM project, to mainstream NbS across the #Mediterranean.

🔗 Learn more: www.medconsortium.org/2025/06/call...

#MBC #NbS #climatechange #30x30

© @yoldainitiative.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🌍The Tamkeen project supported by @AECID_es kicks off in #Tunisia with a workshop on Nature-based Solutions and sustainable #tourism for civil society organizations (#CSOs) in North Africa.

More 👉https://tinyurl.com/4u22f425
June 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🔔The @IUCN & @EU_ENV European #Fund for #Youth Action on #EUPollinators is open!

🌿 Individuals (18-35) – grants up to 15,000 EUR
🌍Youth-led orgs & NGOs – grants up to 70,000 EUR

Ready to make a difference? Apply now: speciesgrants.iucn.org

More 🐝 iucnsos.org/new-call-for...
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌍 On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we spotlight the new SOILGUARD policy brochure!

Let’s protect soil biodiversity as a nature-based solution to climate and land degradation.

📘 Read more: tinyurl.com/42hmzz3c
#SoilGuard #SoilHealth #NbS
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🛠️ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲 á𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝗻 𝗠á𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 🗺️

UICN apoya al Grupo Nacional de Coordinación #KBAs para un 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁é𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗼 2025-2030 y Hoja de ruta en España

@seobirdlife.bsky.social @keybiodiversity.bsky.social @MITECO

Más 👉 tinyurl.com/2m5p6ssb
June 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🌊 Unlocking finance for nature-based climate action!
At today’s high-level event, we spotlighted discussions on scaling investments in #BlueCarbon ecosystems
📍Global leaders joined to support ocean&climate resilience: Ministers from Mauritius, Dominican Rep., Madagascar
More details 👉 bit.ly/4kDjSGe
June 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM