NEW PUBLICATION: “THE GOVERNANCE OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A HANDBOOK”

The Governance of Coastal Wetlands in the Mediterranean – a Handbook”, is designed as a practical guide for the governance of coastal wetlands around the Mediterranean, whether they are formally protected as Ramsar Sites, under national or local legislation, or lacking any formal protection. It takes into account the principles and practice of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and the tools offered by the two relevant conventions, namely the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the Barcelona Convention. The Handbook also contains link to on-line planning tools to help design efficient governance models.

The Handbook has been developed as part of the overarching initiative of the MAVA Foundation ‘Coastal Wetland Action Plan’. Its preparation was initiated by the Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC), coordinated and published under its leadership. It was supported by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the MAVA Foundation for Nature, and enjoyed valuable contributions by the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative (MedWet), the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IUCN ECARO), the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med) and the Network of Marine Protected Areas Managers in the Mediterranean (MedPan).