Conservation of Marine Turtle in the Mediterranean
36 months, June 2017 – May 2020
Albania, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey, Spain.
The project aims to support the creation of monitoring networks and tools and a sustainable management plan for marine turtles and their habitats in the Mediterranean, through the implementation of harmonized monitoring protocols in line with Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) guidelines, and by adopting a participatory and integrated approach that consider both local socio-economic and environmental contexts.
This project also aims to assist the contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention to fulfil their obligation under the SPA/BD Protocol, the Strategic Action Programme for the conservation of Biological Diversity (SAP BIO) in the Mediterranean Region, and the Regional Action Plan for the conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean.
In order to satisfy its objectives, the Project outlines 5 key strategies:
Archelon, DEKAMER, MEDASSET, MedPAN, NMPZ, WWF Greece, WWF Turkey, WWF North Africa
APAL, INSTM, Notre Grand Bleu, Association Tunisienne de la Vie Sauvage, Association Jlij pour l’Environnement Marin, Association des Fans de la Chebba, Environmental General Authority of Libya (EGA), Egyptian Environment Affair Agency (EEAA), Ministry of Environment of Lebabon (MoE), Ministère de l’Energie, des Mines et de l’Environnement Marocain (MEME), Ministère de l’Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables Algérien (MEER), AHE.
The marine turtles project is financially supported by the MAVA Foundation.