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The rationale behind this initiative is learning about the ocean, apply in the daily life the Ocean Literacy principles (which are only a starting point for us) and learn how to properly interact with the Ocean and its fascinating marine life.The blue blanket is a marvellous world, please come with.

The ocean has always provided us with plentiful resources, and many populations around the world depend on it for food and livelihood. While these resources are under an increasing amount of stress, it seems also possible to solve present and future social challenges such as food security and job...

The Mediterranean needs youA message from Gaetano Leone, Coordinator, UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention SecretariatThe Mediterranean continues to be a beautiful destination for millions of beachgoers and holidaymakers despite the rising pressure it has been subjected to for decades. The onset of...

The 7th meeting discussed the latest document on the SRIA pillars (with many thanks to you all for your contributions and to the METU team for their excellent consolidation work).2018.11.27_bs_sria_pillars_v0.docxThe agenda of the meeting can be seen here:draft_agenda_-_black_sea_-_15.1.2019...

The meeting brought together 37 participants (list attached), incl. senior officials from the Foreign ministries of Turkey, Russia and Romania. Besides BSEC, representatives of the Black Sea Commission and the CPMR took part in the discussions. The meeting was another step in the process towards...

Over 100 participants from 33 countries, including about a dozen Ministers/State Secretaries, as wellas Commissioners Johannes Hahn and Karmenu Vella gathered in Brussels for the first Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy.Ministers stressed the need to improve...