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The greening of the earth is reaching its limit, CREAF
Original article published on CREAF (The Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications, Barcelona, Spain) blog by Albert Naya i Díaz Go to the article September 19, 2017 A new…
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Mediterranean land systems: scientific paper
Reference: Malek Ž, Verburg PH (2017) Mediterranean land systems: representing diversity and intensity of complex land systems in a dynamic region. Landsc Urban Plan 165:102–116 Go to article Highlights We…
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Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean marine waters; Plan Bleu report
Publication of the paper “Socio-economic tools for supporting the achievement of Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean marine waters” by Plan Bleu–UN Environment/MAP Regional Activity Center This report has been elaborated by Plan…
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Impacts of fishing exploitation in Mediterranean sub-areas
Reference: Colloca F, Scarcella G and Libralato S (2017) Recent Trends and Impacts of Fisheries Exploitation on Mediterranean Stocks and Ecosystems. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:244. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00244 Go to article…
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Video visualizing more than 100 years of temperature anomalies in 191 countries
In just 35 seconds, a new video illustrates how drastically temperatures in each of the world’s 191 countries have changed over the last century. Created by Antti Lipponen, a…
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For a Mediterranean gorgonian 25ºC is critical thermal threshold
ABSTRACT The differential response of marine populations to climate change remains poorly understood. Here, we combine common garden thermotolerance experiments in aquaria and population genetics to disentangle the factors driving…
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Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean; Plan Bleu
Publication of the paper "Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean: State of Play and Strategic Directions" by Plan Bleu - UN Environment / MAP Regional Activity Center Over time the Mediterranean region has…
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Events
WG2 workshop “Ecosystems and ecosystem services”, 17-19 July 2017, France
Summary: This workshop aimed at developing detailed outline of the chapter of the first MedECC report on ecosystems and ecosystem service. 28 scientists from 12 countries were present. …
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Status of Water Sector Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa; World Bank
As the World Bank and partners aim to support governments in the Middle East and North Africa address the challenges that confront the water and sanitation sector, the development of…
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