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  • CALL for Experts: WestMED Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism | Deadline 15 September 2024 (EOB)

    24 juillet 2024 Communication team

    Deadline to register for this 1st Call for experts: 15th of September 2024 (EOB). Only applications submitted within the deadline will be accepted. About the Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism Given the fact that tourism plays such a significant role in the Western Mediterranean as one of the key contributors to both the upside gains […]

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  • coastline Mediterranean with sea and olive tree on the rocks

    A new WestMED Technical group on Sustainable Tourism

    18 juillet 2024 Communication team

    Towards a more sustainable tourism model The popularity of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal regions amongst tourists remains at an all-time high. After a temporary covid dip, the latest figures show that numbers of tourists have already reached pre-pandemic levels and are further on the rise. Traditional ‘sun, sea, and sand’ tourism has boosted livelihoods and […]

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  • WestMED Success Story. Sustainable aquaculture. Meet NewTechAqua – the European aquaculture innovators

    Communication team

    Aquaculture, one of the most dynamic blue economy sectors in the EU The EU is the eighth largest producer of fishery and aquaculture products, accounting for around 2% of global production. In the Mediterranean, fisheries and aquaculture are essential drivers for the blue economy. Over the years, aquaculture has become more efficient and economically significant, […]

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  • WestMED Steering Committee meeting in Brussels with representatives sitting at a round table on June 26 2024

    Members and observers of the WestMED Steering Committee gather in Brussels to discuss latest developments

    12 juillet 2024 Communication team

    The primary objective of this WestMED Steering Committee meeting that took place on June 26 in Brussels, was to assemble the representatives of the 10 WestMED countries and observers in-person to provide them with an overview of the latest advancements on the implementation of the WestMED Initiative, the latest funding opportunities, and to approve the […]

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    e-FishMed s’engage dans l’économie bleue et la lutte contre la pêche INN

    11 juillet 2024 Communication team

    l’Agence européenne de contrôle des pêches (AECP) soutient et met en œuvre le projet de l’Union européenne (UE) intitulé « Académie de formation régionale virtuelle méditerranéenne sur le contrôle et l’inspection des pêches (e-FishMed) », initié par la Commission européenne et financé par le Fonds européen pour les affaires maritimes, la pêche et l’aquaculture (FEAMPA, EMFAF en anglais). […]

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