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What 50 years of UNEP\/MAP has made possible for a more sustainable Mediterranean<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|2px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As the Barcelona Convention turns 50, the occasion isn\u2019t just ceremonial; it reaffirms the vital, ongoing role of UNEP\/MAP in driving environmental action in the Mediterranean through a highly challenging time of transformation and pressure.<\/p>\n For Tatjana Hema, Coordinator of UNEP\/MAP, the anniversary evokes a deep sense of pride. \u201cWhat this process has achieved is nothing short of pioneering,\u201d she says. From launching Integrated Coastal Zone<\/span> Management<\/span><\/a><\/strong> protocol to establishing regional institutions now mirrored globally, UNEP\/MAP has long been at the forefront of sustainable coastal and marine development \u2013 sometimes quietly, but always steadily progressing.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”7px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||40px|||” custom_margin_tablet=”||40px|||” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|8px|2px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Established in 1975, UNEP\/MAP<\/a><\/strong> l<\/span>ed the creation of the Barcelona Convention<\/strong><\/a> \u2013<\/span> the legal framework uniting 21 Mediterranean countries and the EU to protect the region\u2019s marine and coastal environment. Through its 7 Protocols, the Convention promotes the sustainable use of resources and provides the foundation for coordinated action towards a healthy and resilient Mediterranean in the long term.<\/p>\n Far from being a time for self-congratulation, the 50th anniversary of the Barcelona Convention serves as a call to action for the future. \u201cWe\u2019re not perfect,\u201d Tatjana Hema admits. \u201cThere\u2019s still so much to do. Implementation is lagging, and breaking the silos \u2013 across ministries, sectors, and even institutions \u2013 remains a real challenge.\u201d Yet the vitality of the system, Hema insists, lies in its ability to evolve, to listen, and to collaborate.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/coastday.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Foto_Nice-scaled-e1756213820220.jpg” title_text=”Foto_Nice” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|true” animation_style=”fade” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off||100px||” border_radii_tablet=”off||200px||” border_radii_phone=”off||100px||” border_radii_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”-15px|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|||25px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||25px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Mediterranean Day at UNOC-3 \u2013 Celebrating 50 years of UNEP\/MAP and the Barcelona Convention<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”40px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”27px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/coastday.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1702055085893_COP23.jpg” title_text=”1702055085893_COP23″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” animation_style=”fade” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off|150px||50px|” border_radii_tablet=”off|0px|200px|0px|” border_radii_phone=”off|0px|100px|0px|” border_radii_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”-13px|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|||25px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||25px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 23rd Meeting (COP 23) of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention \u2013 Slovenia, 2023<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||15px|||” custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n And that vitality is visible. In the last 50 years, UNEP\/ MAP – through its coordination office and 8 Regional Activity Centers – have achieved, among many more successes:<\/p>\n The organization also supported the protection of many species, including the endemic Mediterranean monk seal. These are not abstract achievements: they are real advances which have direct beneficial impacts on Mediterranean communities and ecosystems.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”40px||3px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||3px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”40px||3px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”Titillium Web||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||-8px|||” custom_padding=”|30px|2px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n