The Permanent Secretariats of the ACCOBAMS and Pelagos Agreements for the protection of cetaceans, sign a memorandum of understanding on the occasion of the Monaco Ocean Week, in the presence of S.A.S Prince Albert II of Monaco and from Mrs. Ségolène Royal, guest of honor.
The 2017 Mediterranean Quality Status Report is now publicly available at https://www.medqsr.org.
The 2017 Mediterranean Quality Status Report is an important achievement, the result of joint and integrated efforts of the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention, Partners, and the UN Environment / Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) Coordinating Unit and Components. It provides a unique basis for assessing the status of the Mediterranean ecosystem and the progress towards the achievement of its Good Environmental Status. It is also an important milestone for the UN Environment/MAP system 40-year long experience in monitoring and assessing the marine and coastal environment of the Mediterranean.
ACCOBAMS will organise and co-organise 2 workshops during the upcoming 32nd ECS Conference (6-10 April 2018, La Spezia, Italy).
