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WestMED National Event in Mauritania helps concretise the Blue Economy concept
14 July 2020 National Hub Mauritania
On 30 June 2020, more than 20 stakeholders from Mauritania gathered online to discuss the Blue Economy concept. This national event was organised by the WestMED Assistance Mechanism in cooperation with the National Coordinator in Mauritania of the WestMED Initiative at the Mauritanian Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy. It was a first of its […]
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13 July 2020 Communication team
This article was published first on MEDPAN website and is available here. Despite the current context, the MPA NETWORKS project is in full swing. This project, which gathers 10 partners and is led by MedPAN, aims at strengthening Marine Protected Area managers networks in the Mediterranean to boost the efficiency of MPAs. Focusing on […]
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WestMED National Event in Tunisia advances development of a Blue Economy Strategy
1 July 2020 National Hub Tunisia
The National Hub Tunisia of the WestMED Initiative organized on 30 June 2020 in Tunis, the national event on ” The blue economy in Tunisia” which brought together more than 100 people including government officials, the European Union delegation in Tunis, companies, associations, academics and researchers. The purpose of this event was to advance the […]
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2020 Blue Economy Report: Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
23 June 2020 Communication team
The European Commission published on 11 June “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to oceans and the coastal environment. With a turnover of €750 billion in 2018, the EU blue economy is in good health. There were also 5 million people working in […]
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22 June 2020 Communication team
Throughout the world, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a view to sharing information among its countries and facilitating a reflection on future responses, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has conducted a preliminary analysis of the impacts of this crisis on the fisheries and […]
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