The 8th Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area

At this meeting, held in St. Julians, Malta, from 29 November to 2 December 2022, the 24 ACCOBAMS Parties of committed to the conservation of cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic area.

The Presidency shifted from Türkiye to Malta, and a new Bureau composed of 5 countries – Malta (Presidency), Bulgaria, Lebanon, Montenegro and Portugal – was elected for the period 2023 to 2025.

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Documentary Sentinels of the Mediterranean

As a member of the Together for the Med network, ACCOBAMS presents the documentary Sentinels of the Mediterranean!

Watch it here:

👉 https://youtu.be/AbsNfmTekmw

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In this documentary, meet 3 heroes of everyday life driven by the same goal: the protection of the Mediterranean. They embody our coalition, composed of 46 organisations working together all over the Mediterranean to reduce fishing pressures on biodiversity.

Learn more about our impact:

👉 https://bit.ly/3h1HYhX

IUCN-Med Week in Malaga celebrates 20 years of commitment to conserve nature in the Mediterranean

The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation celebrates its 20th anniversary. During the IUCN-Med Week in Malaga, a variety of events will promote dialogues with the productive, technology and financial sectors, alongside with other meetings attended by government representatives, key conservation actors and NGOs from the Mediterranean basin

ACCOBAMS is one of the key speakers for the Regional Cooperation and Nature Conservation in the Mediterranean Dialogue where public and private actors have discussed key cooperation mechanisms needed to make the biodiversity and conservation tandem a driving force for Mediterranean societies.