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Biodiversity and agriculture in the Mediterranean region

This report, Biodiversity and agriculture in the Mediterranean region: A species conservation perspective, is designed to inform policymakers, conservation practitioners, and stakeholders across the Mediterranean region. Its purpose is to highlight the current challenges posed to biodiversity by intensive agricultural pressures, while identifying solutions and opportunities to reconcile biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture.

Mediterranean monk seal : first edition

2025 Quintana Martín-Montalvo, Belén | Muñoz Cañas, Mercedes |

The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), the only resident pinniped species in the Mediterranean Sea, stands as one of the most endangered marine mammals on Earth. The growing interest in the species and its preservation has led in recent years to an intensification of the research, management and conservation initiatives.

Mediterranean blue carbon strategy : first edition

2025 Hidalgo, Ana | Prieto, Alba | Cobos, Marina |

The Mediterranean blue carbon strategy aims to establish a comprehensive framework for the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of blue carbon ecosystems, such as Posidonia oceanica meadows and other seagrasses. These ecosystems are vital for climate change mitigation, carbon storage, and providing essential services like biodiversity, coastal protection, and sustainable livelihoods.

Land health monitoring framework

2023 Dussán López, P. |

Biodiversity is context-specific, and there are no one-size-fits-all indicators or monitoring methodologies.

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