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ENCORA
European National Coordinating Organization
The ENCORA project has been initiated to improve sharing of knowledge and experience within Europe, in two respects:
- Overcome existing fragmentation of coastal expertise.
- Better exploit scientific knowledge in practice.
ENPI
European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrumen
ESDT
Earth Science Data Type

MARE NOSTRUM
Mare Nostrum is an EU-funded project which aims to explore new ways of protecting and managing the Mediterranean coastline within the existing ICZM Mediterranean framework.

The project focuses on understanding the “implementation gap” between the Barcelona Convention’s high expectations and realities on the ground, and on new legal and institutional tools to improve local practices from the “bottom-up,” one level at a time.
MAREMED
Maritime Regions Cooperation for the Mediterranean
MEDMAP
Mediterranean Action Plan
MedPAN
Mediterranean Protected Areas Network

The MedPAN South Project is a 4-year collaborative project aimed at improving the management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the south and east of the Mediterranean and supporting the creation of new ones.
MEP
Mediterranean Environment Programme
MESMA
Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas
MPC
Mediterranean Partner Country
MSB
Mediterranean Sea basin
MSFD
Marine Strategy Framework Directive

SECOA
Solutions for Environmental Contrasts in Coastal Areas
SEIS
the Shared Environmental Information System
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Bound
SPICOSA
Science and Policy integration for Coastal System Assessment.

An EU integrated project, aimed to create a self-evolving, operational research approach framework for the assessment of policy options for the sustainable management of coastal zone systems.
SPNI
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel