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The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea is under increasing threat from legacy and emerging contaminants, marine litter, noise and light pollution, invasive species and habitat destruction -all of which are driven by growing human activity and intensified by climate...

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held in Nice, France, on 10 June, provided a pivotal platform for Mediterranean stakeholders to showcase their commitment to ocean sustainability. Mediterranean countries were strongly represented across political, scientific, and...

While support for biodiversity protection remains high among Europeans, everyday contemporary living often distances people from nature, making biodiversity seem abstract and invisible in their surroundings. This gap makes it difficult to align their personal values...

European Maritime Day 2025 (EMD2025), held in Cork City, convened over 1,300 stakeholders from across Europe and beyond, representing a diverse spectrum of maritime sectors, policy domains, and civil society. This year’s edition served as a dynamic platform for...

The recent creation of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf (DG MENA) in February 2025, under the political authority of Commissioner Dubravka Šuica, signals the EU’s renewed commitment to tailored,...

On the 26th of May 2025 the 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-funded WES-BCA project took place in a hybrid format in Brussels, Belgium. The proposed work plan till 2027 was presented and discussed, with its endorsement taking place as the conclusion of the day...