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February 23, 2016
Coastal Development Pressures Seen as Major Threat to Mediterranean Coastal Zone by NGOs
Coastal development pressures are seen as the major threat to Mediterranean coastal zones, according to a survey conducted by the EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project among 43 environmental organizations in 11 countries. Read more
November 3, 2015
Mare Nostrum to Introduce New Coastal Management Policy Tools at Its Closing Conference in Valencia
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project will hold its closing event in Valencia, Spain on November 24 to 26, 2015, during which it will present findings and policy tools for improved coastline regulation and management. Read more
May 18, 2015
Mediterranean Countries Face Similar Challenges in Implementing ICZM Policies
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project has identified the major impediments inhibiting Integrated Coast Zone Management (ICZM) implementation in countries across the Mediterranean Sea. Read more
March 2, 2015
Mare Nostrum Partners to Develop Toolkit for Improved ICZM Implementation
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project will hold a special partners’ meeting in Greece to develop a new toolkit of alternative legal-institutional instruments to improve the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) principles. The partners’ meeting, hosted by the Municipality of Kavala, will take place March 10–13, 2015. Read more
February 23, 2015
Coastal Development Pressures Seen as Major Threat to Mediterranean Coastal Zone by NGOs
Coastal development pressures are seen as the major threat to Mediterranean coastal zones, according to a survey conducted by the EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project among 43 environmental organizations in 11 countries. Read more
November 6, 2014
Mare Nostrum to Hold Special PPGIS Workshop in Valletta, Malta
Representatives from Spain, Greece, Malta, Jordan and Israel will meet in Valletta to discuss how the principles of participatory community mapping can be applied by Mediterranean countries to improve coastal conservation and spatial planning. Read more
September 17, 2014
‘Rowing for a Clear Sea’ as Part of International Coastal Cleanup Day 2014
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project marks international Coastal Day by supporting a kayaking team, which will paddle along the Israeli coast this weekend to raise awareness of the need to protect the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts. Read more
July 2, 2014
Mare Nostrum Calls for Unified Criteria for Mediterranean Coastline Delineation
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project is calling on the governments of EU countries to establish a task force to propose uniform criteria and methods for delineating their coastlines. Read more
February 25, 2014
Greek and Turkish NGOs and Municipalities Call for Joint Action on Coastal Management in the Mediterranean
Representatives from Greece and Turkey participating at the EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project partners’ meeting vow to cooperate to improve ICZM cooperation. Read more
February 6, 2014
Mare Nostrum’s Conference to Focus on Cross-border Coastal Zone Management
The partners’ meeting of the EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project in Alexandroupolis, Greece, will explore ways to improve cross-border cooperation on managing coastal development. Read more
January 29, 2014
PLPR 2014 Conference to Devote Three Sessions to Coastline Management
The conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights (PLPR) will include panel sessions on coastline regulation and management as part of the EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project. Read more
July 31, 2013
Mare Nostrum Calls on Governments to Act Quickly to Fight Coastal Erosion Around the Mediterranean
Representatives of local municipalities participating in a workshop organized by the EU-funded Mare Nostrum asked governments to take firm action to finance and coordinate efforts to protect cliffs from erosion and collapse. Read more
March 11, 2013
Uncontrolled Development Seen as Key Impediment to Mediterranean Coastline Preservation
Representatives of Mediterranean countries, participating in Mare Nostrum’s opening event, emphasized the need to bridge the differences between countries and municipal authorities on how to implement ICZM principles. Read more
March 5, 2013
EU Awards €4.3 Million to Mare Nostrum project to Explore Ways to Preserve the Mediterranean Coastline
The new collaborative international project, headed by Technion Professor Rachelle Alterman, aims to bridge the legal-institutional gap in Mediterranean coastline management. Read more