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Mediterranean ReflectionsActivity Report 2011

IUCN CeNtre for MedIterraNeaN CooperatIoN

Table of ContentMediterranean Reflections - 2011

Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04

Highlights of 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06

Designing a sustainable future in the Mediterranean

Conserving biodiversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08

Managing ecosystems for human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing the climate forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Greening the world economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

North Africa FORUM .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

What the members said in Rabat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Informing the Mare Nostrum

Spreading the word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Publications and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Cooperation Agreements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Funding allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Preview of the 2012 work agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Our Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Main donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Project donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

New Members in 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

The Malaga team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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developing conservation actions, as well as providing nature-based solutions for the different environmental challenges.

Moreover, since its creation IUCN-Med has aimed at becoming a cooperation platform to strengthen networking in environmental, scientific, and political institutions, both at governmental and non-governmental levels, and in the private sector, in order to enhance the integration of the social, economic, and cultural dimensions in regional conservation strategies.

The activities carried out by IUCN-Med in 2011 allowed enhancing the Centre’s visibility through greater collaboration with Members and national committees and were geared at supporting instruments for the governance of the Mediterranean. We discussed ecotourism models and better ways of protecting land and marine areas, and worked on creating a system to monitor Mediterranean biodiversity trends. Further work was done on the identification of important areas for biodiversity in Northern Africa and the Middle East, and finally, a further understanding of Mediterranean species was achieved thanks to the first full assessment of marine fish in accordance with the IUCN Red List.

In the field of ecosystem management, we worked on training and disseminating the best available knowledge in connection to restoration and planning, such as the project for integrated forest management, training and monitoring plan for fire prevention in

Lebanon, or the exchange of experiences on coastal dune restoration and rehabilitation, as well as oasis governance. The Centre also supported the development of a sustainable fishing industry through case studies and in collaboration with the relevant expert regional institutions. Mention must also be made of the Alboran Sea project, which is an example of successful collaboration between both sides of the Mediterranean.

All of this was possible thanks to the support from our main donors and project sponsors that year after year reaffirm their trust in the Centre, and the support of expert networks and institutions that help implement the IUCN work programme in the Mediterranean.

This year is marked by the Río+20 Summit and the next IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju (South Korea). Their results, along with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (Aichi targets), will mark the new IUCN Mediterranean Programme.

antonio troyaDirector & Programme Coordinator

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

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Director’s MessageA spring for the governanceof natural resources

The intense history and cultural tradition of the Mediterranean region have marked the interrelations between productive systems and ecosystems, transformed and modelled by human beings, resulting in the landscapes and communities we know today. Indeed, such close links between productive systems and biodiversity highlight the fact that conservation policies must be urgently integrated into sector policies, especially before rapid development takes place.

In the course of 2011 there were a number of political, social and economic changes in the Mediterranean region that may have significant implications on the governance of natural resources and environmental policies. The “Arab Spring” triggered important political changes in Northern African countries, questioning their participatory and wealth-sharing model. On the other hand, countries on the Northern shore are immersed in an episode of serious financial

and economic crisis with major uncertainties regarding their future.

The evolution of these changes will imply a review of the region’s support and cooperation lines in order to boost development policies that help to diversify the economies of these countries and to reconsider their growth model. The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med) considers that these changes are an opportunity to influence the creation of new development models based on a sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources.

Good knowledge of the natural, social and cultural environment is needed if we want conservation and development policies to be fully integrated, thus contributing to an economic diversification enabling greater prosperity and welfare for Mediterranean peoples.

IUCN-Med has been working on creating the best possible knowledge on biodiversity, designing tools to influence policies and

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30 JuneThe Island of Formentera (Balearic Islands, Spain) asked to join the IUCN family and signed an agreement with IUCN-Med to collaborate in projects related to the protection of nature and environmental sustainability, with a special focus on the island’s natural heritage.

4 JulyThe PEGASO project, that comprises 25 institutions, continues to move forward. This European Commission project aims to develop the necessary tools and to build and reinforce capacities to implement the principles related to the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

6 SeptemberQuality information about the status and trends of species is crucial to the adoption by managers of appropriate conservation actions and programmes. The initiative of creating a biodiversity platform was proposed for this purpose, and its first meeting was held in Malaga as a kind of think-tank.

24-26 SeptemberAlgeria hosted the Mediterranean Coast Day –with the participation of IUCN-Med– as a sign of this Northern African country’s commitment to the protection of marine and coastal environments.

5-7 OctoberThis year IUCN North African Members had the opportunity to debate the region’s main concerns at the Rabat Forum organized by IUCN-Med in collaboration with Moroccan authorities. Moreover, the IUCN Director General attended the Conference on World Heritage held in Segovia (Spain).

7-9 NovemberAnother project taking off this year with the participation of IUCN-Med is the EU project MEDINA, designed to enhance Northern African countries’ capacity to control and monitor their marine and coastal ecosystems. The Centre also participated in various regional workshops to draft a set of recommendations for coastal dune restoration and management in the western Mediterranean.

14-18 November IUCN-Med collaborates closely with ACCOBAMS (Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area) participating in its Scientific Committee, and also with the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) and the French Marine Protected Areas Agency (AAMP), with the objective of improving knowledge regarding marine mammals and deep sea habitats in the Mediterranean. At the last meeting an agreement was signed to raise more funds and continue learning about these unique species and habitats.

5-7 DecemberDue to its unique location, Turkey is a country with a rich biodiversity. IUCN-Med Director visited this country to strengthen relationships with IUCN members and to design a joint cooperation programme for nature conservation.

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2011 Highlights

26 JanuaryIn the framework of the MedPan project to improve the management of marine protected areas, the coordination meeting in Marseille helped the main partners identify the areas of collaboration regarding climate change and invasive species, as well as a training programme on sustainable tourism planning within these marine protected areas.

9 FebruaryIn Morocco, the idea of marine protected areas as a useful tool for fishing management is still a new concept. IUCN-Med technically assists Moroccan authorities to elaborate a sustainable fishing strategy in marine protected areas.

16 FebruaryThe Alboran Sea stands out for its wide diversity of species. This area has been selected as a pilot project within the MedRAS project (Identifying Priority Representative Areas and Species in the Mediterranean Sea to Conserve). In February a preparatory meeting was held to draft the maps based on geographic information systems.

3 MarchAt the IUCN Spanish Committee meeting in Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca), IUCN-Med worked to implement the Resolution on Conservation of the Western Iberian Peninsula (R. 4.131) adopted by the World Conservation Congress (Barcelona, 2008).

4-5 AprilThe ‘Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment II’ project starts in April. In the framework of the International Year of Forests, the Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests held the second Mediterranean Forest Week in Avignon (France). This platform allows scientists, main actors and policy makers to debate on the development of strategic policies.

25 AprilThe 4th Meeting of FAO CopedMed II Committee on the sustainability of marine resources in Central and Western Mediterranean was held in Malaga under the patronage of the Spanish Government Secretaría General del Mar.

30 MayIUCN-Med attended the 14th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Environment Programme. The Committee welcomed the initiative of working in a regional framework to adapt to climate change and the possibility of holding a Mediterranean event related to the Rio+20 Conference was studied.

17-18 JuneAs a prelude to summer, the ‘Seas of Posidonias’ Festival was organized in Nerja (province of Malaga) as part of the Life+ Posidonia Andalucía Programme, which aimed to increase the awareness of local communities regarding the crucial role of phanerogam meadows as the habitat and breeding ground for species.

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PLANTS

Furthermore, in 2011 the results of the study “Identification of Important plant areas of the south and east of the Mediterranean region” (IPAs) were also published, in collaboration with Plantlife International, WWF and IUCN Species Survival Commission and the support of the French Development Agency (AFD). This report sets out 10 recommendations to improve wild plant conservation in the Mediterranean, identifies 207 important plant areas in 11 North African and Middle Eastern countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Albania). The study has provided the basis for designing a new line of work in 2012, seeking to consolidate and go forward in plant conservation, and to combat the negative impacts of overgrazing in these areas.

FRESHWATER

ECOSYSTEMS

Within the Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment project, work has started to identify important freshwater areas as a follow up of the study on Important plant areas, already carried out, and in accordance with the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) approach.

Thanks to increased knowledge about water ecosystems, it is becoming increasingly apparent that protection of these sites requires creating zones that extend beyond the borders of the protected area. For instance, maintaining natural river flows can be more important for an area’s biodiversity

than the protection of the area itself. Thus, this line of work seeks to collect information on the status and distribution of representative species of habitats, in order to later identify, through the selection of certain criteria of Key Biodiversity Areas.

Sound management of these ecosystems can help improve the practices of social and economic activities such as recreational fishing and hunting outside the protected areas themselves, and at the same time care for the quality of rivers and wetlands, which can benefit agriculture through the protection of groundwater recharge areas.

207 important plant areas in 11 North African and Middle Eastern

countries have been identified

Conserving biodiversity

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ConservingbiodiversityBiodiversity-related policies and governance systems enable action towards the achievementof nature conservation

During the first four months of 2011, phase I of the “Mediterranean Biodiversity assessment” project was completed with the presentation of the assessment results of the status of marine fish conservation. It is worth noting that almost half of shark and ray species (cartilaginous fish) and at least 12 bony fish species may disappear due to overfishing, marine habitat degradation and pollution. The lack of information available on these species, many of them endemic to the region, is also noteworthy.

The report confirms that there is great concern on the effects of non-selective fishing gear such as trawl or gillnets gear and the illegal use of driftnets, because in addition to catching target species, they capture many others and also destroy sea beds, where many marine species live, breed and feed.

The survey highlights the need to enforce fishing regulations, to create new marine reserves, and to review fishing quotas, in particular the number of allowable catches for the most threatened species.

This is the first thorough regional assessment in accordance with the IUCN Red List of native marine fish carried out “at one-sea level” using IUCN Red List methodology. This assessment was performed with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), MAVA Foundation and Total Foundation.

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second phase of this initiative, mention should be made of the role these species play in the ecosystems in which they live. So, for instance, out of 22,500 vascular plant species present in the Mediterranean area, about 13,000 (58%) are endemic to the region. As for invertebrates, saproxylic beetles are species that play an important role in wood decay processes and therefore in the recycling of nutrients in natural ecosystems. In turn, coprophagous beetles are key organisms in breaking down dung, seed scattering, and controlling vertebrate parasites in grazing habitats. Butterflies, on the other hand, play an essential role in ecosystems through pollination and as prey to other species. In the marine environment, anemones, gorgonians and corals, among other species, provide key habitats that harbour many species. In the Mediterranean, coral reefs are sparse and can only be formed by a few colonial anthozoans.

In this second phase of assessments and following IUCN Red List criteria, the objective is to analyse about 1,500 plant species, 400 butterflies, 400 saproxylic beetles, 200 dung beetles, and about 50 anthozoan species.

During this first year of the project, work has been done to identify groups of experts, define lists of species, and collect current information on each one.

INFORMATION PLATFORM ON MEDITERRANEAN BIODIVERSITY

Efforts to generate quality information to assess a species status and evaluate trends are vital to enable decision makers to adopt more adequate conservation programmes and measures. In our region there is a great deal of information but access to standardised data is difficult, as noted in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean (UNEP/MAP Plan Bleu, 2009). In 2011, IUCN-Med launched a process to establish a discussion framework on the definition and requirements to design an Information Platform on Mediterranean Biodiversity. The platform is conceived as a network to improve information exchange about the environment among countries from the region and to contribute to better decision making. The aim is to make different products

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Activities for the Mediterranean Biodiversity Assessment (Phase II) project started in 2011 thanks to the support of the MAVA Foundation. This project, which will be running for four years, aims to enhance knowledge on the regional conservation status of plant and invertebrate species (butterflies, saproxylic beetles, coprophagous beetles, and anthozoans) in order to complete the range of assessed

groups available at the regional level. So far the following groups have been assessed at the Mediterranean level: amphibians, endemic freshwater fish, reptiles, dragonflies, mammals, sharks and rays, and the Top 50 of island plants. Groups assessed in North Africa are: aquatic plants, freshwater fish, crabs, crayfish, dragonflies and molluscs. With regard to the groups and species to be evaluated in the

Almost half of the species of sharks and rays (cartilaginous fish) and at least 12 bony fish species may disappear due to overfishing, marine habitat degradation and pollution


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COOPERATION WITH

AL HOCEIMA NATIONAL

PARK

The project to improve the management system of Al Hoceima National Park (PNAH) continued in 2011 with the support of the Autonomous Authority for National Parks (OAPN, Spain) and the High Commission for Water, Forests and Combating Desertification (HCEFLCD, Morocco). PNAH is home to great marine and terrestrial biodiversity, both Atlantic and Mediterranean, various unique habitats, as well as important vulnerable species and communities such as the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), coral beds, or Ribbed Mediterranean Limpet populations.

Morocco is improving its system of protected areas and IUCN-Med was asked to assist

the Moroccan administration with the aim of enhancing the governance and management of Al Hoceima National Park. For that purpose various field workshops were organised from an ecosystem and participatory approach with groups of fishermen and local people, as well as with administration agents from different areas of responsibility for the Park.

The immediate result was an agreement with local agents on the objectives of an Action scheme and on a proposed zoning plan for the Park’s marine area, including activities for improved fishing management. In short, the aim is that fishermen become more involved, through a more proactive approach, in the management, conservation and governance of the Park.

At the same time and in collaboration with SEO/BirdLife (supported by AECID) and the Moroccan Association for Integrated Resource Management (Association de Gestion Integrée


Videos made by France 2 in collaborationwith the iUcn-med team in the area oF al hoceima

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available, such as reports on biodiversity status and trends in the Mediterranean, as well as socioeconomic estimates of the services provided by the region’s ecosystems. In this respect, an initial discussion meeting was held in September 2011, in Malaga (Spain), with the attendance of experts from various institutions such as Tour du Valat, European Environment Agency, Universities of Madrid and Malaga, Spain’s Sustainability Observatory, National Research Council, the Andalusian Regional Government and Spain’s Museum of Natural Sciences among others. As a result of this process launched by the Centre, an initial diagnosis study on the state of information and biodiversity data in the Mediterranean region will also be available shortly.

IUCN RED LIST CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA AVAILABLE

IN ARABIC

With support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the “Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at a Regional Level” has been translated into Arabic. The objective of this publication is to promote the drafting of Red Lists in Arab countries at national and regional levels. This guide is available from the IUCN-Med website.


الدليل اإلرشادي لتطبيق معايير القائمة احلمراء املستويني على الطبيعة حلماية الدولي لالحتاد

اإلقليمي والوطنياإلصدار 3,1


- Sensibilizar a los jóvenes. Sensibiliser les jeunes. (Pág. 4)

The objective of this publication is to promote the drafting of Red Lists in Arab countries at national and regional levels



http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-2011-001-Ar.pdf


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LIFE+

POSIDONIA FESTIVAL Conservation of seagrass meadows, which make the Mediterranean such a hotspot for biodiversity, is vital for both the preservation of our beaches and of marine species. IUCN-Med is one of the institutions implementing the project Life+ Posidonia Andalucía, coordinated by the Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente of the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusia Regional Goverment), together with other six beneficiary partners: Conservation, Information, and Research on Cetaceans (CIRCE), Federación Andaluza de Cofradías de Pescadores, Federación Andaluza de Asociaciones Pesqueras, Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera (AGAPA), and Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua (AMA), funded by the LIFE+ Nature Area Programme and cofunded by CEPSA.

The project’s objective is to learn about and conserve Andalusian marine biodiversity through the application of protection measures in sea meadows. Its initial actions are focused on the Posidonia oceanica meadows at ten Sites of Community Interest along the Andalusian Mediterranean coast.

During its first year of activities, the project’s advisory scientific group was set up and various awareness-raising activities were carried out with local students and communities, such as the Festival “Seas of Posidonia”, organized in June by IUCN-Med and Aula del Mar (IUCN member) in collaboration with the Nerja Town Council. The festival included theatre for children, craft market, discussion round tables with the participation of local groups, and musical events, including a concert by the Spanish singer Javier Ojeda. Another beneficiary

institution, CIRCE, organized an underwater photography exhibition in Nerja. IUCN-Med also has been working on a virtual library on Posidonia that will be available online in the course of 2012.


Conservation of seagrass meadows is vital for preservation

of our beaches and as a shelter for marine species

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des Ressources - AGIR), a supplementary initiative in the field of awareness-raising and communication got under way. As a result of this cooperation, booklets for children on the Monk Seal, Osprey and Sandarac tree (Tetraclinis articulata) were published, together with guides and posters about the Park’s flora and fauna and on the issue of solid waste.

Moreover, with the collaboration of OAPN, equipment and supplies for the Park’s offices were improved, as well as the resources and materials for the local artisanal fishermen, by way of an incentive to seek their involvement in the joint management of marine resources.

In addition, the “Guide for the production of aromatic and medicinal plants in al Hoceima National park” was also published

in 2011, as a result of the two-fold objective of contributing to the rehabilitation of the Park’s forest ecosystems and supporting the sustainable development of local populations.

Another action of collaboration between IUCN-Med and Morocco is the participation and counselling in developing a strategy to designate marine protected areas for fisheries.


In Al Hoceima National Park a participatory process with

fishermen has been launched to establish an Action Plan for the management, conservation and

governance of the Park


- Adoptar técnicas. Adapter ses techniques. (Pág. 17)

- Gestionar sosteniblemente. Gérer durablement. (Pág. 15)






http://www.lifeposidoniandalucia.es/es/detalle_noticia.aspx?id=101



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LIBYA AND THE ALBORAN SEA

In November 2011 a new IUCN-Med report was published, calling for reinforcing the legal and institutional conservation framework in Libya, as a tool to rebuild the country and to increase the economic security of the population affected by the war. With uncommon fish and bird species, abundant marine life, and extraordinary plants, the Libyan coast has a high economic, biological and social value for local communities. Protecting threatened species, introducing sustainable practices, and promoting ecotourism in places such as Al Araar-Bouerat can provide multiple benefits for local communities. The report also highlights opportunities for cross-border marine conservation in the region.

This report was prepared within the framework of the MedRAS project (Identifying Priority Representative Areas and Species in the Mediterranean Sea to Conserve), funded by the MAVA Foundation, TOTAL Foundation and AECID, and coordinated by IUCN-Med.

Along with the assessment of the Libyan area, the MedRAS Project has also focused on identifying priority marine areas in the Alboran Sea to be conserved.

In this field, work is underway on the report “Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in the Alboran Sea”, which will be the logical continuation of the activities carried out since 2008 in connection with the Alboran Sea. Specifically, the document is based on the work of synthesis entitled “Conservación y desarrollo sostenible del Mar de Alborán” (Robles, 2010) and the priority actions

outlined after the Meeting in Oujda (Morocco) in 2009.

The Report on the Alboran Sea will be available from the Centre’s website in 2012.


Protecting threatened species, introducing sustainable

practices, and promoting ecotourism in places such as Al Araar-Bouerat can provide

multiple benefits for local communities

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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: MedPAN North Project

In May the city of Malaga hosted the 3rd Coordination Meeting of the MedPAN North Project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and AECID, and led by WWF-France. IUCN-Med is participating in the project together with 10 organizations from 6 Mediterranean coastal countries: Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Malta and Slovenia. The Project started in July 2010 and will run until June 2013.

The aim of the MedPAN North project is to improve Marine Protected Areas (MPA) management effectiveness, including Natura 2000 marine sites, contribute to networking and meet European commitments in this field.

This project is officially supported by the Barcelona Convention, through the Mediterranean Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC / SPA). At the same time it is supplemented by the MedPAN South Project, which aims at enhancing the networking of MPAs in other Mediterranean countries during the 2008-2012 period.

As part of MedPAN North activities, in September 2011 a training workshop was organised in Slovenia, coordinated by Miramare MPA (Italy), IUCN-Med and WWF-Italy, with the objective of training MPA managers in the assessment of management effectiveness and procedures for Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI). Part of this work entailed the presentation and discussion of common indicators developed to assess management in MedPANnet protected areas.

On going work with the Netwrok of Managers of marine protected areas (MedPAN) and MedPAN North else refers to the creation of a common strategy for invasive marine species in MPA.

With the support of AECID, a Strategy for the development of marine protected areas in Lebanon was also drafted in 2011, including the identification of the initial three areas: Ras Chekkaa, Medfoun and the area close to Beirut airport. This project is consolidating thanks to the results of the previous work done with the support of Spain’s Autonomous Authority for National Parks (OAPN), which finished in 2010.



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MEDWET – MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS

IUCN-Med is a member of the MedWet Committee – a forum of research centres

and organizations from 27 countries that collaborate in the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands. In 2011 it participated in preparing the strategy for 2012-2021 adopted at the Agadir meeting in February 2012. IUCN-Med also worked on the documents for the discussion of MedWet’s role in the international system.


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DEEP HABITATS AND CETACEANS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

IUCN-Med has joined the combined efforts of several institutions to enhance knowledge on cetaceans and the deepest Mediterranean habitats, extremely rich and unique seabed sites. IUCN-Med has signed two cooperation agreements with the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA), the French Agency for Marine Protected Areas and ACCOBAMS to establish a framework for work geared at enhancing scientific and technical knowledge and the financial aspects to support these initiatives. Two lines of work have been designed: one focused on enhancing knowledge of cetacean populations (dolphins, whales and porpoises)

and their distribution, and the second more focussed on submarine canyons and mountains, whose aim is to know these deep marine water habitats better.

Moreover, the assessment of the status of Mediterranean marine mammal conservation has been completed with the identification of their main threats and recommendations to ensure the survival of these populations. The final publication on this work provides information about the conservation status of nine mammal species resident in the Mediterranean (eight cetaceans and the monk seal), three cetacean subspecies endemic to the Black Sea, sea turtles, and twelve other species considered visitors, and also the global status of the vagrants that enter our waters. This informative report will be published mid-2012.


The conservation status assessment of cetaceans

has made it possible to establish a set of

recommendations to improve their preservation in

our region


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At the end of the year, IUCN-Med, in collaboration with the University of Cordoba and the Centro de Investigaciones Aplicadas al Desarrollo Agroforestal (IDAF, Centre for research applied to agroforestry development), coordinated the publication of the handbook 'Forest Nurseries in Lebanon', which provides information on the cultivation of 30 native tree species. Most restoration initiatives carried out before that time had focused on no more than three tree species, partly due to the lack of technical references to produce native species. The handbook published seeks to provide a guide covering all technical restoration aspects, from seed collection, seedling nursing to planting in the fields. We hope this work is helpful in the forest landscape planning and design process. Native species are more resilient to climate change and therefore vital to support the restoration of these ecosystems in the Mediterranean.

ARID AND SEMI-ARID ZONES

The current structures and mechanisms of governance in many countries are often deficient, in particular in those with ample, highly vulnerable areas such as arid zones. This fact entails one of the main causes aggravating both ecosystem degradation and livelihood insecurity.

In 2010, IUCN-Med, with the support of AECID, launched a specific programme to support sustainable livelihoods in Northern africa through the conservation and management of natural resources in arid and semi-arid zones. This programme has four areas of work.

In the field of “analysis of the impacts, conservation and ecological restoration

methods of coastal sand dune systems in algeria”, a pilot plan has been assessed and prepared with the support of Algerian authorities. For that purpose, several visits were organized to identify possible pilot areas and their priorities,

Managing ecosystems for human well-being

The reforestation project has enabled the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon to work together

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Managing ecosystems for human well-beingImproving livelihoods, reducing poverty and vulnerability and enhancing environmental and human security through sustainable ecosystem management

The project for integrated forest management and a monitoring plan for sustainable fire prevention, funded by AECID, finished in 2011 with the forest restoration of three selected pilot sites: Tannourine, Kawkaba, and Litani. The local actors involved and Lebanese public institution representatives were trained in new post-fire restoration techniques used in Spain and carried out restoration with native species produced in nurseries.

REFORESTATION IN

LEBANON

Concerning this initiative, mention should be made that for the first time the ministries involved in forest restoration (Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture) overcame internal political conflicts to work together with experts, research centres and universities to prepare the handbook for the production of native Lebanese plants in nurseries.


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In 2011 IUCN-Med and the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment (FM6E) signed a Memorandum to develop this initiative. For this purpose, an e-learning platform has been designed and launched to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge regarding climate change, renewable energies and forests, and of communication techniques prepared by UNESCO.

This platform is aimed at providing new skills facilitating discussion, and promoting partnerships and collaboration between different media and countries. Media from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are participating in this initiative through programmed online courses in 2012. These courses will be based on a UNESCO Training kit adapted to regional specificities.

OASIS IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY

Promoting sustainable management of sensitive ecosystems such as oases in the region of North Africa, is another line of work of the Centre. The project carried out has allowed identifying innovative sectors in areas such as eco-tourism or agro-forestry uses, as well as the recovery of traditional practices and knowledge in the use of natural resources.

In this regard, IUCN-Med has implemented a case study, funded by the United Kingdom’s Department Responsible for Promoting Development and Reducing Poverty (DFID), within the framework of the programme


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and work was done in cooperation with the Algerian National Commissariat for Coasts to prepare a plan which will lead to the start-up of a dune plant nursery.

Furthermore, at the end of the year IUCN-Med, with the technical support of the Spanish Ministry for Rural and Marine Environment, organized a regional workshop with visits to coastal zones of the provinces of Cadiz and Valencia. The event brought together experts, managers and researchers to explore both theoretical and practical aspects of coastal dune restoration and rehabilitation and to promote the exchange of experiences between Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain and France.

The recommendations for the management and restoration of coastal sand dunes in the Western Mediterranean resulting from these workshops will be published in 2012 at the IUCN-Med website.

TRAINING YOUNG COMMUNICATORS

Another line of work in the programme to support sustainable livelihoods in North Africa and the East Mediterranean is a project to increase the capacity of young communication professionals from the region to be active in relevant plans and policies for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.


IUCN-Med is promoting the exchange of experiences on restoration and rehabilitation

of coastal sand dunes among Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain

and France


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THE EFFECTS OF

DESERTIFICATION

North African countries and people are being affected by increasing aridity and the effects of desertification processes, resulting in significant economic losses. It is essential to develop an integrated approach to deal with these challenges.

In 2011, within the framework of the AECID programme “Support for the security and sustainable livelihoods through the development of governance systems

and sustainable management of natural resources in Northern african priority areas”, agro-pastoral systems such as Alpha steppes, Stipa tenacissima or Alpha ecosystems, representative of the traditional types found in North Africa, were assessed in two pilot areas of arid steppes: El-Bayad in Algeria and Kasserine in Tunisia. In addition, possible opportunities for innovation in the management systems were identified and verified on site, in order to diversify user economies. Cooperation with Spanish actors linked to the sector of silvopastoral systems was established to enable them to provide advice and expertise.


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“Improving Natural Resources Governance for Rural Poverty Reduction”, where the oasis governance, system is addressed, with special attention paid to Tunisia.

In oasis governance the establishment of a coherent and realistic legal framework is a key issue for the management of these resources for raising local awareness on the rational use of oases, and promoting NGO and local institution skills management of their natural resources properly.

The study also includes an overall analysis of

arid land governance by regions, and some recommendations to improve institutional practices in the field of natural resource governance of oases.

In 2011 IUCN-Med carried out similar studies in Morocco and Algeria, whose results will serve as a framework to elaborate a complete good governance support programme in the oases of the three countries. In addition, an agreement was signed with Mauritania’s IUCN office to hold a regional workshop on oasis governance.



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which the Centre is participating. This is a three-year regional project launched in cooperation with the IUCN office in Amman. Its objective is to increase social and ecological resilience in watershed ecosystems of the Mediterranean Region in the face of climate change and other drivers of change. The project is funded by the European Union and is going to be developed in five countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon and Palestine.

MARINE ENVIRONMENT

In the marine environment, IUCN-Med is also participating in the European project MedINa, which started up in the last quarter of the year. Its purpose is to contribute to the assessment and implementation of permanent monitoring systems for coastal ecosystems in North African countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt).

Another line of action within the MedPAN North initiative –funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the AECID- in which the Centre participated in 2011 – was an expert workshop on the impacts of climate change on the marine biodiversity of Mediterranean marine protected areas, held in November in Malta. The workshop, organized by IUCN-Med and RAC/SPA, focused on finding practical tools to follow up climate change impacts on biodiversity in marine protected areas and determine the strategic orientation at a regional level. One of the workshop conclusions was the need to launch a joint initiative that would help understand the changes occurring in the marine protected areas and identify adaptation measures for potential future scenarios.

In addition, in July 2011 the Formentera Island Council (Consell Insular de Formentera) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the

Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation to enable the island institution to become an active member of IUCN

and collaborate in specific matters related to nature protection and environmental sustainability. The aim is to boost the sustainable development of the Island of Formentera, focusing on different priority issues such as environmental training and volunteering, green economy and sustainable tourism. In addition, a study and identification of possible sustainable and alternative uses of Posidonia oceanica meadows along the Formentera coast will be carried out.

Moreover, with the support of AECID, in 2012 a document analysing the improvement of the resilience of Mediterranean marine phanerogam meadows will be released, providing possible options for adapting to climate change.

Carbon sequestration by the oceans and seas is a line of work that is gradually being explored in which IUCN-Med expects to play a relevant role in the coming years.

Changing the forecast on climate change

Healthy and well managed ecosystems are essential to

absorb carbon emissions

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Changing the forecast on climate change Improving the integration of biodiversity considerations and opportunities in climate change policies and practices

Forecasts described in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) for the Mediterranean region are quite alarming. In recent years IUCN-Med has been fostering different initiatives in the field of adapting to change, mainly focused on developing conservation and management tools for the protection of global-change-sensitive ecosystems.

Mediterranean mountains are one of the most representative ecosystems. They are biodiversity hotspots and play a vital role in the hydrological cycle, influencing climate and rainfall patterns, as well as providing goods and services. This unique biodiversity

is also reflected by high cultural diversity and different land use practices, resulting from a long adaptation to the specific resources and conditions of the environment.

In Northern Africa, oases are also considered as priority ecosystems for conservation, particularly vulnerable to global change.

In both areas, IUCN-Med has been working with different partners and groups of experts, and also seeking funds to develop projects that enhance knowledge of the ecosystems and help them to adapt.

The SEARCH project is a new initiative in

IUCN-Med has been fostering initiatives in the field of

adapting to change, focused on Mediterranean ecosystems that

are more sensitive to global change


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Greening the world economy

INDICATORSGUIDE

Thanks to the preparation of these guides and indicators, a study on the sustainable production of trout farming was also carried out, with the support of the French Ministry of Agriculture and the IUCN French Committee.

In 2011, IUCN-Med contributed to the European AQUAMED Project, led by Ifremer (French Research Institute for sea exploitation) with the objective of coordinating Mediterranean research for sustainable aquaculture development. They also took part in the Casablanca and Rhodes meetings, and in the annual meetings of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) and the European Aquaculture Society.

Within the collaboration framework with Spain, in 2011 IUCN-Med signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish Government for the development of common projects for sustainable fisheries, including fighting illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing, research and promotion of sustainable aquaculture, as well as the improvement of governance of seas and oceans.

SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

Spanish aquaculture as a case study implementing sustainability indicators

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Greening the world economyCompanies, industry associations and consumer groups integrate ecosystem values in their planning and activities

Aquaculture is an economic sector with great prospects of growth in the Mediterranean, but its implementation in highly used coastal areas can be complex. IUCN-Med is working together with this sector on the introduction and development of general sustainability principles so that aquaculture can contribute to a better management of living marine resources and be a source of socioeconomic development.

The first phase of the Mediterrane-On project was completed in 2010 with the identification of sustainability indicators for Mediterranean aquaculture. In 2011 the second phase of this

project moved forward with the incorporation of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM/FAO) as a partner. Actions planned for this phase focused on the implementation of sustainability indicators in Spain, and the definition of new specific indicators supplementing those already defined for production systems using marine sea cages.

Mediterrane-On aims first at increasing aquaculture manager awareness, but also seeks to improve the awareness of society in general, of the need to opt for aquaculture and thus contribute to a more sustainable management of coastal and rural areas.


http://www.mediterraneon.es/

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SUSTAINABLEBUSINESS

Cooperation between IUCN-Med and the Holcim Chair began in 2010 and continued in 2011, with the objective of further integrating biodiversity management in their business operations. An example of this is the rehabilitation of the cement plant quarry in the municipality of Jamilena (province of Jaen), which benefited from the advice of IUCN experts. IUCN-Med also participated in the workshop on “Environmental Sustainability in times of crisis”, organized by Holcim in Seville.

Collaboration between the company Cepsa and the IUCN-Med continued through the project LIFE + Posidonia Andalucía. IUCN also participated in a course organized by the Cepsa Chair on energy and the environment with a presentation on the challenges of marine resource conservation.

Finally, IUCN collaborated with the BBVA Foundation in the first scientific workshop on protected areas and global change, co-organized by the Fernando González Bernáldez Foundation and EUROPARC-

Spain, contributing to the document drafted as a result of the workshop.

In May an agreement with the General Directorate for the Sustainable Development of the Rural Environment was signed to implement a joint programme on the conservation, development and diversification of rural economies.


IUCN cooperation with the private sector continues with the aim to further integrate biodiversity management in corporate activities

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ECOTOURISM INNORTH AFRICA

The programme to support sustainable livelihoods in North africa through the conservation and management of natural resources in arid and semi-arid zones, has worked for the promotion of ecotourism in protected areas as a sustainable alternative to mainstream tourism. In 2011 a Memorandum of Cooperation with the High Commission for Water and Forests in Morocco was signed to implement project actions, thus ensuring the involvement of regional authorities.

At present two protected areas, Talassementane and Al Hoceima, are being diagnosed in close cooperation with the High Commission. The first draft of the Study on ecotourism and protected areas in Morocco, prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, has been also distributed among the authorities for official validation.

The same project is also being carried out in Tunisia in the Jbel Zaghouan area. For this second project, a Steering Committee for coordination was set up by the Ministry for the Environment, the General Directorate

of Forests, and the Ministry of Tourism together with IUCN. Similarly, the same kind of institutional study on ecotourism and protected areas was prepared and distributed among the authorities.

A consortium of two Spanish companies with extensive experience in the accreditation of protected areas through the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism is providing technical support to prepare a Code of conduct for ecotourism in protected areas in the Maghreb and for the development of strategic plans in the protected areas selected during the project. The purpose of this initiative in Morocco and Tunisia is to complete a strategic plan which will serve as the basis to establish a network of sustainable tourism linked to protected areas.


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North Africa FORUM

The North Africa Forum conclusions can be consulted at the IUCN-Med website. The main conclusions of the Forum are as follows:

• Establish a training and capacity building programme, and promote communication and information exchange to support the implementation of nature-based solutions.

• Pay more attention to available opportunities and environmental projects that can create jobs and employment alternatives for younger generations.

• Encourage initiatives and regional conservation projects to exchange experiences and strengthen the position of North Africa in the Mediterranean context.

• Invite the IUCN Secretariat to assist National Committees in monitoring and implementing the IUCN North Africa programme.

• Expand the number of IUCN Members with new organizations operating in innovative sectors and areas (green economy, economy and environment, climate change, etc.).

• Strengthen the North Africa expert network within the various IUCN Commissions (protected areas, ecosystem management, species, environmental education, environmental law, and environmental, economic and social policy), paying special attention to the recruitment of young scientists and experts.

In addition, an ad-hoc WIKI was created on the NORTH AFRICA FORUM, where all the documents, presentations and photos can be consulted.

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North Africa FORUMIn October 2011 the City of Rabat hosted the North Africa Forum, where IUCN Members and collaborators had the opportunity to discuss the region’s main environmental issues and establish the new programme for North Africa 2013-2016

The current IUCN programme of work for North Africa had been prepared by the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation on the basis of the thematic priorities of the global IUCN programme for the intersessional period 2009-2012. Currently, IUCN-Med is working on the future North Africa Programme that will be officially presented at the World Conservation Congress in September 2012 in Jeju (Korea). The benchmarks for this programme are the IUCN Global Programme 2013-2016 guidelines and the discussions of IUCN Members, donors and regional Mediterranean institutions at the North Africa Forum held from 5-7 October 2011 in Rabat (Morocco).

The programme is intended to be implemented as part of the IUCN Mediterranean Programme 2013‐2016 by IUCN-Med, in close collaboration with IUCN Members and national partners. Accordingly, it will seek synergies with The Barcelona Convention and other international institutions operating in the region.

The North Africa Programme involves five countries: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco

and Tunisia. At present there are 17 IUCN Members in the region.

IUCN’s long term goal in North Africa is to preserve the main biodiversity components and to restore degraded ecosystems. The development of knowledge and capacities required to reach this goal has been one of IUCN’s permanent objectives.

In accordance with the IUCN Global Programme, the objectives for the period 2013–2016 are the following:

NortH afrICa proGraMMe oBJeCtIVeS

• Valuing and conserving nature

• Distributing the benefits from nature in an

equitable and fair manner

• Ecosystem management to improve food

security

• Nature-based solutions to climate change

• Greening the economy in North Africa


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Summary of Projects 2011

PROJECTS DONORSCountries or institutions involved

Duration

aeCId MarINe CoMpoNeNt aNd SpeCIeS

Assessing, conserving and managing biodiversity and critical habitats of the marine environment, as well as freshwater ecosystems in the Mediterranean.

Spanish agency for International development Cooperation (aeCId)

Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Montenegro

2008-2012

MedpaN NortH

Improvement of the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas management, including Natura 2000 sites.

eUropeaN UNIoN Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Malta and Slovenia

2010-2013

peGaSo proJeCt

Identification of tools and building skills to implement the ICZM Protocol in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

european Union within the 7th framework programme

Consortium of 25 partners from 16 Mediterranean countries led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

2010-2013

LIfe poSIdoNIa

Conservation of Posidonia oceanica meadows in Andalusian Mediterranean coast.

project LIfe+

european Commission

7 partners, led by the Andalusian Regional Government

2011-2013

MedINa

Marine ecosystem dynamics – Indicators for North Africa

eUropeaN UNIoN Consortium of 13 partners from Italy, Spain, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt, led by Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy)

2011-2013

promotion of marine protected areas for fisheries in Morocco

Millennium Challenge Corporation (US)

Morocco (Agènce du Partenariat pour le Progrès)

2011

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Professor Mustapha Aksissou,Member of the IUCN Species Commission

Pollution generated by our lifestyles is one of the essential problems at global and North Africa levels..

Leila Bahri, President of the Alliance Femme et Environnement Tunisienne

North African countries face a number of environmental challenges such as water stress, desertification and coastal damage.

Wafae Benhardouze, Member of the IUCN Species Commission

Governments should increase resources for scientific research on conservation, and simplify administrative procedures so that NGOs can work in better conditions.

Usama Ghazali, Egyptian National Parks

Stronger institutions are needed for conservation in Egypt.

Brahim Haddane, IUCN Regional Councillorfor Africa

Let us take advantage of the Arab Spring to boost nature conservation.

Mohammed Endichi,Director of the Combat against Desertification and Nature ProtectionMorocco High

Commission for Water, Forests and Combating Desertification

The new Constitution established several benchmarks as a framework for State action on environment management issues, and this is a very important novelty for the country.

North Africa FORUM

What the members said at the Rabat ForumAbove 60 representatives from the IUCN Membership, Expert Commissions, Government and financial institutions connected to North Africa participated in the Forum discussions.


http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/iucnmed/iucn_north_africa_members_forum/news/?8419/Concerns-about-pollution

http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/iucnmed/iucn_north_africa_members_forum/news/?8407/Stronger-institutions-needed-for-nature-in-Egypt

http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/iucnmed/iucn_north_africa_members_forum/news/?8408/Une-conservation-durable-pour-une-economie-plus-stable---Tunisie

http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/iucnmed/iucn_north_africa_members_forum/news/?8417/Seizing-the-Arab-Spring-for-nature

http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/iucnmed/iucn_north_africa_members_forum/news/?8418/More-research-needed-to-save-nature

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Duration

BooK aBoUt NatUre IN MaUrItaNIa

autonomous authority for National parks (oapN, Spain)

Mauritania 2011

fIGHtING foreSt fIreS IN LeBaNoN

Finishing the restoration projects of the pilot areas

Publication of the Handbook on technical aspects of restoration with seeds from climate change resilient native species

aeCId Ministry of Environment and M. of Agriculture of Lebanon, University of Córdoba, Centro de Investigaciones aplicadas al Desarrollo Agroforestal, FAO, Association for Forest Development and Conservation (Lebanon)

2008-2011

oaSIS GoVerNaNCe eNHaNCeMeNt (2008-2012)

Study on oasis governance, with special focus on Tunisia

UK department responsible for promoting development and reducing poverty (dfId)

North Africa 2008-2011

SearCH

Developing and improving local capacities to manage watersheds to increase climate change resilience

european Union 12 partners from five countries: Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco

2011-2013

MedIterraNeaN BIodIVerSItY aSSeSSMeNt

phase I

Publication of the Mediterranean marine fish IUCN Red List in English and French (electronic version)

MaVa foundation

european Union

aeCId

All the Mediterranean region

2006-2009 (extended)

phase II

Regional assessment of the conservation status of plants and invertebrates (butterflies, saproxylic beetles, coprophagous beetles and anthozoans)

MaVa foundation All the Mediterranean region

2011-2014

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Duration

NereUS (development of the Med-ras project)

MaVa foundation Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

2011-2012

GoVerNaNCe II

Improvement of the legal framework for Mediterranean Sea governance

Ministère de l’ecologie du développement durable, des transports et du Logement of france


2009-2011

arId ZoNeS IN NortH afrICa

aeCId Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Lebanon

2010- 2012

a) Sustainable management planning and implementation in alpha grass semi-arid ecosystems

aeCId Algeria 2010- 2012

b) Coastal dune restoration: Zeralda pilot site

aeCId Algeria 2010- 2012

c) Eco-tourism: project in two pilot sites in Morocco and Tunisia

aeCId High Commissariat for Water and Forests (Morocco), Ministry of Environment and M. of Tourism (Tunisia)

2010- 2012

d) Training of young journalists from Northern Africa

aeCId Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment (Morocco), Algeria, Tunisia

2010- 2012

NortH afrICaN aGroforeStrY SYSteMS

aeCId Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt

2008-2012

a) Study for the review and adaptation of environmental legislation and oasis governance systems

aeCId Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt

2008-2012

b) Two important agroforestry pilot sites identified and ongoing actions

aeCId El-Bayad (Algeria) and Kasserine (Tunisia)

2008-2012


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Duration

SUpport for tHe aL HoCeIMa NatIoNaL parK

Marine resource assessment

Study of socioeconomic conditions

Design of governance systems

oapN High Commissariat for Water and Forests (Morocco), AECID, SEO/Birdlife

2006/7- extended 2011

IntegrarBIM

Support for the creation and management plan of the Andalusia Morocco Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve for comprehensive development (agricultural, rural, environmental, cultural and tourist)

european regional development fund

Andalusia – Morocco 2010-2011

SUpport for CoNSerVatIoN IN NortH afrICa

Institutional support for the North Africa Programme

MaVa foundation Northern African region 2011 / Jan 2014

MARINE PROJECTS

ECOSYSTEM PROJECTS

PROJECTS OF SPECIES

VARIOUS

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Duration

publication in arabic of the Guidelines for the application of IUCN red List Criteria at a regional Level

aeCId Arabic speakingcountries

2008-2012

INforMatIoN pLatforM oN MedIterraNeaN BIodIVerSItY

Expert regional meeting to draft a diagnosis document on the state of biodiversity information in the Mediterranean region

andalusian regional Government


2011-2012

MedraS proJeCt

Identifying priority representative areas and species in the Mediterranean

SPECIES: Assessment of the conservation status of marine fish and identification of management priority areas

PROTECTED AREAS: Towards a representative Network of marine protected areas in Libya

Towards a representative Network of marine protected areas in the Alboran Sea

MaVa foundation

totaL foundation

aeCId


WWF, UNEP RAC/SPA, MedPAN, FAO

GFCM, ACCOBAMS and Blue Plan

2009-first four month period 2012

IpaS – IMportaNt pLaNt areaS

Publication of the Study Identification of the Important Plant Areas of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region

french development agency (afd) and Spanish Ministry of agriculture, food and environment

Plantlife – WWF- SSC and IUCN members

2009-2011


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more efficient conservation of the region. On the Wiki access is also available to photos, the statements of the North Africa Forum and other workshop participants, as well as opportunities to create specific discussion forums on the relevance of Mediterranean biodiversity for our well-being.

This year press and media continued to support us to disseminate IUCN’s message about the significance of conservation at a global level. Once again, the number of digital press reports was higher than those of the previous year, with 14,153 articles identified, which represents an increase of more than 1,500 mentions.

IUCN-Med also participated in the international audio-visual initiative “One Day on Earth” with the contribution of a video recorded on 11/11/11 about the work done from the Mediterranean office. Videos of this initiative can be watched through an interactive map at

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The number of digital press reports was higher than those of previous

years, with a total of 14,153 articles identified, representing an

increase of more than 1,500 media mentions.

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Spreading the messageSpreading the message is one of the big challenges and requires many communication tools. Each year IUCN-Med takes a step forward in the media to make all sectors of society feel the same responsibility towards nature as that of the Union’s members

In 2011 IUCN’s work in the Mediterranean was granted an award as one of the “Ten best ideas to save nature” by RED LIFE Magazine and Caja Rural del Sur Foundation. The aim of these awards is to recognize the effort of people and organizations throughout the year to conserve biodiversity. According to the vote taken amongst the magazine’s readers, the award was granted for IUCN’s concept as a cooperation and communication laboratory in the Mediterranean.

The IUCN North Africa Members Forum in Rabat, Morocco, in October, and the first edition of the “Festival Seas of Posidonia” in Nerja, Malaga (Spain) were a great opportunity to increase our institutional presence and visibility, to exchange experiences and to foster new partnerships between experts and institutions linked to conservation. The North Africa Members Forum served as a meeting point to discuss and agree on how IUCN Members could contribute to the design and implementation of the new work programme for 2013-2016 in North Africa and to explore new joint work models between the public sector and NGOs. Signature of a new agreement among Moroccan Members

to create an IUCN National Committee in that country, which took place the last day of the Forum, was a sign of the success of the networking and cooperation between these sectors.

As a platform for the discussion and identification of new projects and initiatives, IUCN-Med has encouraged Members to participate in the online WIKI, making new materials and knowledge available to promote the flow of information and to help engage in further dialogue about the implementation of the IUCN Mediterranean Programme for


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Publications and reports

Faune et Flore du Parc National d’Al Hoceima Fauna and Flora of Al Hoceima National Park (Morocco). This guide aims at informing visitors of this Park in Morocco about flora and fauna diversity, with information on more than 80 common or flagship species of the park and those threatened or at risk of extinction. Available in French.

Towards a representative network of marine protected areas in Libya This project is a first step towards a suitable selection of important sites in Libya to conserve, and also, to identify and set up a national network of protected and well-managed marine and coastal resources. This report was prepared within the framework of the MedRAS project (Identifying Priority Representative Areas and Species in the Mediterranean Sea to Conserve), funded by the MAVA Foundation, Total Foundation, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and coordinated by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (Malaga, Spain). Available in English.

Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region - priority sites for conservationThis report describes an assessment of Important Plant Areas (IPAs) in the south and east Mediterranean region. The partnership of IUCN, WWF and Plantlife International with teams of botanists from Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria and Albania was supported by the French Development Agency, enabling the identification of 207 IPAs in the project countries, All Mediterranean habitats are represented: forests, shrublands, pastures, wetlands, coasts and the transition to the desert zone. Available in English, French and Arabic.

Forest nurseries in Lebanon for native species productionThe classical reforestation approach applied in the Mediterranean can no longer guarantee the long-term production of goods and services for society. A new approach that matches well with sustainable forest management and forest protection could be a promising conservation strategy for the region. This approach should not be regarded as a new concept but rather as a framework within which existing tools and mechanisms can be used effectively, seeking a compromise between ecological and socioeconomic concerns. Available in English.

Core support to the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is provided by:

INTERNATIONAL UNIONFOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

IUCN-MEDParque Tecnológico de AndaluciaMarie Curie, 2229590 - Campanillas (Malaga)[email protected] Tel +34 95 202 84 30Fax +34 95 202 81 45www.iucn.org/mediterranean

Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya

Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean regionPriority sites for conservation

Editors: E.A. Radford, G. Catullo and B. de Montmollin

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The diversity of life in African freshwaters: under water, under threat: an analysis of the status and distribution of freshwater species throughout mainland AfricaThis volume gives the most up-to-date information on the distribution and conservation status of species in all inland water ecosystems across mainland Africa and the reasons behind their declining status. For managers, this information will assist in designing and delivering targeted action to mitigate these threats. Available in English.

Overview of the Conservation Status of the Marine Fishes of the Mediterranean SeaThis report reviews the conservation status of all native marine fishes inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessments of 513 species and 6 subspecies using the IUCN Red List methodology. It identifies those marine fish species that are threatened with extinction at a regional level so that appropriate conservation actions can be taken to improve their conservation status. Available in English and French.

IUCN publications continue to be at the forefront of the Union’s knowledge base. In 2011 the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation published 8 books that provide relevant information about the conservation status of species and ecosystems as well as management guidelines

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ – Regional Assessment

THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE IN AFRICAN FRESHWATERS: UNDERWATER, UNDER THREATAn analysis of the status and distribution of freshwater species throughout mainland AfricaEdited by: William Darwall, Kevin Smith, David Allen, Robert Holland, Ian Harrison and Emma Brooks

Compiled by Dania Abdul Malak, Suzanne R. Livingstone, David Pollard, Beth A. Polidoro, Annabelle Cuttelod, Michel Bariche, Murat Bilecenoglu, Kent E. Carpenter, Bruce B. Collette, Patrice Francour, Menachem Goren, Mohamed Hichem Kara, Enric Massutí,Costas Papaconstantinou and Leonardo Tunesi

OVERVIEW OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE MARINE FISHES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ – Regional Assessment

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http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-6-001.pdf

http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-262-001.pdf

http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2011-037.pdf


http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2011-014.pdf


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Cooperation Agreements Throughout the year, IUCN-Med signed 15 Cooperation Agreements with various Mediterranean-wide institutions.

• Monaco Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) and Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)

• Agence des aires marines protégées (French Agency for Marine Protected Areas)

• Cátedra UNESCO de comunicación de la Universidad de Málaga (UNESCO Chair, University of Malaga)

• The Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)

• Algeria National Commissariat for Coasts

• IUCN Spanish Committee

• Consell Insular de Formentera (Formentera island council)

• Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino (general directorate for rural development, ministry of the environment and rural and marine environment, Spain)

• Fundación de Cultura Islámica (FUNCI, Islamic Culture Foundation)

• Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

• Red Eléctrica de España (Spain’s electricity transmission system operator)

• Secretaría de Estado de Cambio Climático del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino (State Secretariat for Climate Change, Ministry of Rural and Marine Environment, Spain) and Consejería de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía (Regional Government Department for the Environment, Andalusia)

• Secretaría General del Mar del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino (State Secretariat for the Sea, Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Environment, Spain)

• Tour du Valat

• University of Malaga

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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List criteria at regional and national levels (Arabic version)These Guidelines, translated into Arabic thanks to the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), will contribute to the application of IUCN Red List Criteria at regional and national levels.

Annual Report 2010Outcome report on the work carried out by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in 2010. Available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Mauritanie – Nature et PaysageMauritania – Nature and Landscape. Published by the Spanish Autonomous Authority for National Parks with the cooperation of IUCN-Med. Photographs and texts highlight Mauritania’s great natural wealth, while presenting to readers the country’s huge cultural heritage and biodiversity. Bilingual edition: French and Spanish.


Our publications and reports can be downloaded in digital format through our website

www.iucn.org/mediterranean

If you would like to be informed about our activities, please subscribe to Medflashnews, our e-newsletter in three languages, through our website.

الدليل اإلرشادي لتطبيق معايير القائمة احلمراء املستويني على الطبيعة حلماية الدولي لالحتاد

اإلقليمي والوطنياإلصدار 3,1


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http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/RL-2011-001-Ar.pdf

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Preview of the 2012work agenda

The current year is a period of transition marked by the end of the Intersessional Plan 2009-2012 and the design of a new Mediterranean Programme for 2013-2016. In 2012, the main areas of work for the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation will be the following:

to move forward implementing the cooperation agreements signed since the IUCN Mediterranean forum to present

The IUCN Mediterranean Forum was held in November 2010 and agreements with various institutions were signed. The Centre’s programme of activities will move forward within the cooperation framework with the following organizations: FAO-CopeMed II project for the coordination to support fisheries management in the western and

central Mediterranean (Phase II); UNESCO Communication Chair (Malaga, Spain); Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo; Red Eléctrica de España; Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas; Collaborative Partnership for Mediterranean Forests; Monaco Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS); Consell insular de Formentera; Algerian National Commissariat for Coasts; Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.

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Funding allocationIn 2011, the Mediterranean office managed a budget of €1,853,962 allocated to the following activities:

• Capacity building for the development of a representative network of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean, particularly in Lebanon.

• Improvement of management of the Al Hoceima National Park in Morocco.

• Mediterranean biodiversity assessment: IUCN Red List of marine fishes.

• Support for Conservation in the Maghreb: Implementation of the North Africa Programme.

• Conservation and Development: Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in the Alboran Sea.

• Identification of Important Plant Areas of the south and east of the Mediterranean region.

• Identification of tools and capacity building to implement the Barcelona Convention Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management.

• LIFE+ Posidonia project along the Andalusian coast.

• Integrated management and training for forest fire control in Lebanon and post-fire restoration in pilot areas.

• Preliminary work to analyse marine ecosystem dynamics: Indicators for North Africa: Medina Project.

• Promotion of marine protected areas for fisheries in Morocco.

• IntegraRBIM project to support the Spain–Morocco Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve.

• Support for security and sustainable livelihoods through the development of systems of governance and sustainable management of agro-forestry resources in priority areas of northern Africa (Alpha steppes and coastal dunes).

• Governance and review of legislation relating to oases, with particular emphasis on Tunisia.

• Mediterranean biodiversity assessment: cetaceans and sea turtles.

• Improvement of the legal framework of Mediterranean Sea governance.

• Training in planning policies and methodologies to increase resilience to climate change in North Africa: SEARCH Project.

• Capacity building for young communicators in North Africa.

• Analysis of improvement of the resilience capacity of Mediterranean marine phanerogam meadows and options to adapt to climate change.

• Mediterranean aquaculture: development of sustainability indicators: Mediterrane-On project.

• Organization of the North Africa Members Forum in Rabat.

• Book about Nature in Mauritania.

• Inclusion of new information and communication technologies.

• Development of the Mediterranean and North Africa Programmes for the coming years.


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sub-regional North Africa Programme 2013-2016 in cooperation with Members.

to strengthen cooperation with regional international institutions

Barcelona Convention, raC/Spa: IUCN-Med will collaborate to apply the ecosystem approach of the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan policies in accordance with the decision adopted at COP 17 in Paris. Two other areas of common interest are the assessment of shark and ray species status, which are to be moved from Annex II to Annex III; and knowledge of high sea waters and sea beds.

Union for the Mediterranean: Project to enhance the participation of civil society.

Convention on Biological diversity: Further develop the Information Platform on Biodiversity for the Mediterranean region together with key institutions.

UNeSCo: Further work will be done on the Ecotourism project in the Spain–Morocco Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve. Work will also be done to encourage the implementation of the World Cultural and

Natural Heritage Convention, exploring twinning between World Heritage Sites in North Africa and the Mediterranean.

to consolidate cooperation with IUCN National Committees and Members

Relations with French institutions such as Agence des aires marines protégées (French Agency of Marine Protected Areas), Agence Française de Développement and Tour du Valat, among others, will be reinforced. Contact with Italian institutions will be renewed to identify common areas of interest for future cooperation, and also with IUCN Members from different Mediterranean countries.

to enhance civil society’s and other actors’ capacities in the management and sustainable use of natural resourcesWork areas will include capacity building for journalists in North Africa and training technical and managerial staff regarding specie, assessment and action plans.

Preview of the 2012 work agenda

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to enhance the knowledge and information exchange on climate change impacts on sensitive ecosystems, at national,sub-regional and regional levels.Building on the experience of climate change observatories, indicators for marine protected areas and other biomes sensitive to climate change impacts such as Mediterranean Mountains will be developed and applied. Support will also be provided to the sustainable management of Mediterranean socio-ecosystems such as alpha steppes and coastal sand dunes.

to gain better knowledge of the conservation status of Mediterranean biodiversityThe initiative started in 2011 to assess the risk of extinction in the Mediterranean for species included in five taxa, namely plants, butterflies, saproxylic beetles, coprophagous beetles and anthozoans, will continue.

to promote the use of the results of regional species red Lists as conservation toolsThe results of the regional Red List assessments will be used to identify key freshwater biodiversity areas in North Africa.

to initiate the assessment of the conservation status of Mediterranean ecosystemsThe preliminary stage for the assessment of the conservation status of Mediterranean ecosystems, according to the criteria set out by IUCN for Ecosystem Red Lists, will be carried out by experts to identify the ecosystems, collect the required information and adapt the methodology to the regional context.

to develop and propose innovative approaches for marine environment governance

Participatory approaches and scientific knowledge will be applied, strengthening capacities and using the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Roadmap of the Barcelona Convention Ecosystem Approach as a reference.

to promote the principles of sustainable tourism in North african protected areas Work will be done on enhancing the knowledge of local actors about ecotourism and analysing opportunities to develop tourist activities around two protected areas located in Tunisia and Morocco (Jebel Zaghouan National Park and Talassementane National Parks).

to make progress on the alboran Initiative Several actions within the POCTEFEX Programme will be carried out, including the creation of an “Alboran Network for Sustainable Development” and contribution to the definition of potential Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI).

to support the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Contributions will be made to the implementation of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Action Plan adopted at COP 17 of the Barcelona Convention (February 2012).

to develop the new work agenda for North africa Progress will be made on the definition of the

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IUCN new membersAs of January 2012, IUCN had 198 member organizations in the Mediterranean region.

In the course of 2011, the following organizations joined the Union:

albaniaPreservation and Protection of Natural Environment in Albania

http://www.ppnea.org/

CroatiaAssociation for Biological Research

http://www.biom.hr/en/

SpainAcciónatura

http://www.accionatura.org/

Eco-union

http://www.eco-union.org/

Fundación Lurgaia

http://www.lurgaia.org/

Fundación Oxigeno

http://www.fundacionoxigeno.org/es/portada/

franceAgence des aires marines protégées

http://www.aires-marines.fr/

Centre de Découverte du Monde Marin

http://www.cdmm.fr/

Direction de lènvironnement de la province Sud

http://www.province-sud.nc/environnement/

Fondation GoodPlanet

http://www.goodplanet.org/

Groupe Local dÒbservation et dÌdentification des cétacés de la Réunion

http://www.globice.org/

La Société Réunionnaise pour l’Etude et la Protection de l’Environnement (SREPEN)

http://www.srepen.fr/

Tchendukua - Ici et Ailleurs

http://www.tchendukua.com/

Te Mana o te Moana

http://www.temanaotemoana.org/

ItalyIstituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale

http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/site/it-IT/

LebanonEnvironment Protection Committee

Green Hand Organization

http://www.greenhand.org.lb/about-us.aspx

Green Line

http://greenline.org.lb

portugalQuercus - Associaçao Nacional, de Conservação da Natureza

turkeyEnvironmental Protection Agency for Special Areas

http://www.ozelcevre.gov.tr/Default.aspx

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Our DonorsThe work of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is made possible by the generosity, trust and credibility provided by a growing number of partners: governments, multilateral and intergovernmental institutions, international conventions and non-governmental organizations, foundations, corporations and individuals. We are extremely grateful for all the contributions received in 2011 in support of the Centre and therefore of IUCN’s work.

oUr Core SUpporterS

proJeCtS doNorS

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain)

Andalusia regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and

Environment (Spain)

Agency for International Development and Cooperation

(AECID, Spain)

Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID, Spain)

Marine Protected Areas Agency (France)

French Development Agency (France)

Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas

Andalusia regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Environment (Spain)

Department for International Development (UK)

Diputación de Malaga (Spain)

Total Foundation (France)

MAVA Foundation for the Protection of Nature (MAVA, Switzerland)

Holcim (Spain)

Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Territorial Development

(MEDD, France)

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain)

Autonomous Organization of National Parks (OAPN, Spain)

European Commission


http://www.ppnea.org/

http://www.biom.hr/en/

http://www.accionatura.org/

http://www.eco-union.org/

http://www.lurgaia.org/

http://www.fundacionoxigeno.org/es/portada/


http://www.cdmm.fr/

http://www.province-sud.nc/environnement/

http://www.goodplanet.org/

http://www.globice.org/

http://www.srepen.fr/

http://www.tchendukua.com/

http://www.temanaotemoana.org/

http://www.greenhand.org.lb/about-us.aspx

http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/site/it-IT/

http://www.magrama.es

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/site/portalweb/


http://www.aecid.es/es/


http://www.holcim.es/


http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/

http://www.afd.fr

http://www.malaga.es/

http://www.magrama.es/es/

http://www.magrama.es/es/ministerio/organizacion/organismos-publicos/organismo-autonomo-parques-nacionales-oapn

http://europa.eu/

http://en.mava-foundation.org/

http://foundation.total.com/

http://www.rac-spa.org/

http://www.ozelcevre.gov.tr/Default.aspx

http://greenline.org.lb/

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Acronyms

ACCOBAMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area

AECID Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation)

AAMP Agence des aires marines protégées (French Agency of Marine Protected Areas)

AFD Agence Française de Développement

AGAPA Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera (Junta de Andalucía)

AGIR Association de Gestion Intégrée de Ressources (Morocco)

AMA Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua (Junta de Andalucía)

CFCM General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

CIRCE Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans

DFID Department for International Development (UK)

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

ICZM Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management

IPAS Important Plant Areas

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change

IUCN-Med IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

KBA Key Biodiversity Areas

MedRAS Identifying Priority Representative Areas and Species in the Mediterranean Sea to conserve

OAPN Organismo Autónomo de Parques Naciones de España (Spanish Autonomous Authority for National Parks)

RAC/SPA Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas

SPAMI Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance

UNEP/MAP United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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The Malaga team

Corporate department

Andrés Alcántara

Sonsoles San Román

Cecilia Saura Drago

Lourdes Lázaro

Species department

Catherine Numa

Violeta Barrios

Marine department

Alain Jeudy de Grissac

María del Mar Otero

Deborah Jouno

ecosystems department

Marcos Valderrabano

Carla Danelutti

finance & administration

department

Mohamed Karmass

Andrea Marshall

Miriam Puga

direction and programme Coordination

Antonio Troya

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executive assistant and Membership

Arantxa Cendoya

North africa program

Maher Mahjoub

In 2011 the following people also worked with us:

Chadi Abi Faraj as Publications & Multimedia Officer

Michela Conigliaro in the Species Programme

Luís Toscano and David Rodríguez in the Marine Programme

Manuel Argamasilla in the Climate Change and Ecosystems Programme

Álvaro González, Communications

Patricia Skvira, as finance assistant during Andrea Marshall’s maternity leave

GENDER CHART NATIONALITIES

m e n

35%w o m e n

65%c a n a d a

6%s w i t z e r l a n d

6%t u n i s i a 6%

paraguay 6%

france 11%

m o r o c c o

6%

colombia 6%

italy

12% spain 41%


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Copyright pictures

Page 17: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med – Al Hoceima

National Park.

Page 18: © Nose - Dolphins.

Page 19: © Samraoui – Lake of the Birds (Algeria).

MANAGING ECOSYSTEMS

Page 20: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med.


Page22: © S Benhouhou - Field work in the IPA

Guerbès-Algeria.

Page 23: © IUCN-Med – Oasis in North Africa.

Page 24: © Rafael Villasantes – Women in the Al

Hoceima National Park.

Page 25: © A. Cuttelod – Dry land.

Page 26: © Larry Haas - Riverbed Guadalhorce (Málaga).

Page 27: © IUCN-Med – Signature Agreement with the

Island Council of Formentera.

Page 28: © Nose – Aquaculture facility in the

Mediterranean.

Page 28: © François Simard - Fish at the Market.

Page 29: © Pablo-IPADE.


Page 31: © Gomei M. – Fishermen in the Al Hoceima

National Park.

NORTH AFRICA FORUM

Page 33: © IUCN-Med.

SPREADING THE WORD

Page 40: © Marina Gumei – Raising awareness campaign

in Saloum (Egypt).

Page 41: © IUCN-Med – Posidonia Festival in Nerja

(Málaga) in 2011.

COOPERATION AGREEMENTS

Page 45: © Cecilia Saura Drago.

PREVIEW OF THE 2012 WORK AGENDA

Page 47: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med. Cliff in the

Mediterranean coast of Morocco.

© AFDC - Pinus brutia.

Pag. 49: © Mar Otero – Al Hoceima National Park, 2009.

Pag. 51: © Deja Leva - Typical mosaic forest and

grassland (Albania).

BACK COVER

Picture 1: © Molinari. Scorpaena notata.

Picture 2: © Aula del Mar.

Picture 3: © Malaga Council - Common Chameleon.

COVER

Picture 1: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med – Al Hoceima

National Park.

Picture 2: © Rafael Villasantes – Women at the Al

Hoceima National Park.

Picture 3: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med – Al Hoceima

National Park.

Picture 4: © Andrés Alcántara – Chikli Island (Tunisia).

DIRECTOR ‘S MESSAGE

Page 5: © Alnitak – Tunny fishing boat.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011

Page 6: © Annabelle Cuttelod.

Page 7: © Pedro Regato - Middle Atlas Wheat field.

and consolidates flowers in the region of Itzer

(Morocco).

CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY

Page 8: © Patrice Francour. Sciaena umbra.

Page 9: © Pedro Regato - Arbutus andrachne, El Chouf

Mount (Lebanon).

Page 10: © Arturo Boyra - oceanografica.com

Page 11: © Molinari - Serranus scriba & posidonia /

© Jean-Pierre_Boudot – Ophiogomphus cecilia.

Page 12: © Chadi Abi Faraj – IUCN-Med – Al Hoceima

National Park.

Page 16: © Rafael Villasante - Vélez de la Gomera Penon.

© Jean-Pierre Boudot.Cañón de L’Oued. Marruecos.


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