Result chain, goals and objectives

2017.06.06

A - By 2022 Ramsar resolution XII.14 will be implemented.

B1 - By 2022 Med island wetlands will be inventoried and adequately documented and knowledge will be disseminated to the public and to the scientific community

B2 - By 2019 proposals for improvement of ecological status of 9 wetlands in all participant countries will be completed.

C - By 2022, certain conservation measures will have been promoted in local, national and Mediterranean scale and relevant stakeholders will be fully aware.

The Med island wetlands project

2016.12.09

During the last 30 years all Mediterranean countries have attempted to identify their wetlands and evaluate their status; nonetheless, the level of information is still very low, and the existing data from national inventories are not comparable, resulting in inefficient protection on its whole. The latter is especially true for the small wetlands, since the vast majority of them remain unknown. This conservation issue is even more concerning on the islands, where the freshwater supplies are limited and impact of tourism and urbanisation are particularly strong.

This joined Mediterranean project will enable the replication of the Greek island wetland project to all the islands of the Mediterranean Basin, by establishing a network of NGOs, Institutes, Universities and public authorities. The project includes actions for the completion of the inventories of all the Mediterranean island wetlands, dissemination of knowledge and promotion of certain conservation measures in local, national and Mediterranean scale.

The project will contribute to the full implementation of Ramsar Resolution XII.14 “Conservation of Mediterranean Basin island wetlands” and to the achievement of Ramsar Convention’s and MedWet’s objectives.