Marine living resources are diminishing in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Sea and
marine biological diversity is facing various threats such as overfishing, ship originated …

New multi-sectoral policies with a regional implementation are developed when maritime
states recognise the importance of managing the marine environment under an ecosystem …

The marine conservation strategy focused on the establishment of marine protected areas
(MPAs) has been adopted widely in the Mediterranean, in line with the main international …

The multiple anthropogenic activities taking place in the marine environment increase and
create a high demand for maritime space. The pressures generated thereof on coastal and …

Several initiatives have been taken worldwide to promote international coordination and
integrated approach in marine management. At the European level, ten years after the …

Marine and coastal ecosystems–and thus the benefits they create for humans–are subject to
increasing pressures and competing usages. For this reason, the European Union (EU) …

I was asked to present a keynote paper on the socio-economic aspects of oceanographic
research in the Mediterranean Sea in the Session on From Oceanographic Science to Policy …

This study uses a tiered approach to assessing progress towards achieving the Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) target to increase marine protected area (MPA) coverage to …

This chapter examines the potential of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) as
a catalyst for Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) in the European Union. It focuses on tensions …

This paper presents integrated coastal management (ICM) relevant information on the
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) …