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An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities

An Award for Environment Friendly Coastal Cities
06/13/2017 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
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The Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award, launched by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, will be conferred for the first time in December 2017..

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region

Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean Region
09/28/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The new Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD 2016/2025) intends bringing together regional initiatives around the "green economy". Version française

For the sustainable management of Mediterranean forests

For the sustainable management of Mediterranean forests
08/24/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
Under intense pressure, forest areas are nevertheless essential in maintaining biodiversity and in social and economic development. How can we ensure a sustainable future for them in the Mediterranean? This is the question to be addressed at the World Forestry Congress in Durban in September 2015. Version française

Wetland areas cushion the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean

Wetland areas cushion the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean
06/22/2015 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
The role of wetlands in regulating the climate has long been forgotten in climate change adaptation strategies. However the Med-ESCWET project, tasked with addressing the vital challenge of water resource conservation, places wetlands at its very heart. Version française

Cruise industry at the forefront of marine environmental protection

Cruise industry at the forefront of marine environmental protection
09/29/2012 - Robert Ashdown | Reflections
By Robert Ashdown, Technical, Environment and Operations Director for the European Cruise Council (E.C.C). Pioneers in the maritime industry for the protection of the marine environment and the fight against greenhouse gases, cruise operators have been developing initiatives from keel to...