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1 ABC o EU i Natura 2000

2 WWF Mediterranean Dr. Deni Porej Director of Conservation WWF Mediterranean

3 WWF in the Mediterranean WWF France Dinaric Arc Prj Teams Portugal Prj Team Capacity Building Fisheries Teams WWF Spain WWF Italy WWF MedPO WWF Turkey WWF Greece Morocco Prj Team Tunisia Prj Office WWF NOs WWF MedPO Projects managed by MedPO + partners

4 Portugal Restoration of forest landscapes FSC certification Iberian Forest Trade Network Energy use/footprint

5 Morocco Forest restoration & economics Barbary Macaque Payment for water (PES)

6 Algeria Community participation in corkoak forest management (El Kala) National strategy for wetlands conservation New Marine Protected Area

7 Tunisia RAMSAR wetlands conservation New Marine and coastal protected area at Cap Negro/Cap Serrat Forest fires & climate change

8 Lebanon Forest conservation and community development in Chouf (with AFDC) -Fire -Grazing - Pine nut, grape, honey production - Environmental education

9 Dinaric Arc Protected Areas Trans-boundary collaboration EU Accession Water Infrastructures

10 Dinaric Arc High level government commitments Protected Areas PA management marine and terrestrial PA financing Scientific analysis

11 BIG WIN FOR DINARIC Environmental ministers of six governments signed a joint commitment and nationallevel commitments for delivering on the CBD PoWPA - 13 new areas to be established (7 transboundary) - Review of PA management effectiveness & financing - Management plans (terrestrial and marine) - Exchange of information and collaboration ARC

12 Montenegro commitments Supporting the establishment of the Prokletije National Park Examining possibilities for the establishment of Transboundary Protected Area (TBPA) Durmitor National Park (Montenegro) - Sutjeska National Park (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Development of an institutional base for implementation of the CBD and capacity building Preparation of necessary steps for the development of NATURA 2000 network in Montenegro Development of sustainability indicators for Durmitor National Park Establishment of marine protected areas (Island Katici, Stari Ulcinj and Platamuni) Establishment of basic functions of the Tara River Biosphere Reserve

13 Trans-boundary collaboration

14 Trans-boundary collaboration

15 Trans-boundary collaboration

16 Trans-boundary collaboration

17 Trans-boundary collaboration

18 Trans-boundary collaboration

19 Trans-boundary collaboration

20 Marine PAs MEDPAN South - Capacity building Program for MPA Managers - Pilot projects in Algeria, Tunisia, Croatia, Turkey and Libya

21 New coalitions for biodiversity: Developing public-private partnerships within protected areas in five countries of the Dinaric Arc Project results Six modern, transparent, multi-stakeholder business plans for pilot protected areas in five countries of the Western Balkans completed and published in collaboration with environmental authorities At least one model public-private partnership established in each of the protected areas based on the business plans Five national studies proposing solutions to key policy problems which hamper broader public participation and private initiative in the management of protected areas are completed, published and proposed solutions promoted through meetings and other lobbying activities.

22 Establishment of N2000 marine network in Croatia N2000/WFD in BiH N2000 NGO networks in Serbia, Montenegro and Albania Policy and technical support Balkans - EU Accession

23 Dialogue with civil society, governments, dam builders, investors & operators Campaigns Scientific analysis Policy development support Balkans water infrastructures

24 Climate change International conference on climate change adaptation in the conservation and management of Mediterranean forests (2008) Earth Hour Med Solar Plan

25 Fisheries Programme Bluefin tuna Making Trawling Sustainable Selectivity and Bycatch Small Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean

26 Fisheries Programme Policy and advocacy Field Work Markets/ sustainable consumption

27 Tourism Guidelines for investors (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria) Libya monitoring of Green Mountains plan Valorization of tourism values of PAs (BiH) Sustainable tourism schools

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