Netegem la mediterrània, Limpiemos el Mediterráneo, Clean up the Med ! May 22, 2013
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Des del 1995, milers d’organitzacions i centenars de milers de voluntaris s’han involucrat en el projecte liderat i coordinat per la ONG italiana Legambiente. Aquest any es celebra la 20a edició i Ecologistes en Acció de Catalunya vol contribuir organitzant dues jornades a la nostra costa (Torredembarra i Badalona). Els objectius són, a banda de netejar el litoral, és el conscienciar a la població de la necessitat de tenir cura amb els residus que generem i que moltes vegades arriben a les platges i al mar afectant, a la fauna i la flora que hi habita i directament a la nostra salut i ben estar.
TORREDEMBARRA (Tarragona)
Dissabte 25 de maig de 2013
Horari : 10 a 13 hores
Lloc: L’espai natural dels Muntanys a Torredembarra, trobada davant del Centre d’activitats Mediambientals de Cal Bofill. Passeig Colom,50 de Torredembarra. Tarragona .
Organitza: GEPEC i el GATA amb la colaboració de GETE-Ecologistes en Acció de Tarragona i l’Ebre i patrocini de L’Ajuntament de Torredembarra.
Per participar, inscriviu-vos a: tarraco@ecologistesenaccio.cat
BADALONA (Barcelona)
Diumenge 26 de maig de 2013
Horari: 10:30 a 14
Lloc: Davant la fàbrica Anís del Mono, C/ Eduard Maristany 115 Badalona
Programa : http://www.ecologistasenaccion.org/article25868.html
Organitza : Grup d’Acció Marina d’Ecologistes en Acció amb la col·laboració del club de busseig SASBA.
Per participar inscriviu-vos a : mar@ecologistesenaccio.cat o truqueu al: 606279166
Exchanging on Land Stewardship and Natura 2000 : experiences and networking in Europe May 15, 2013
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The Catalan workshop has a wider European perspective and it is presented as a meeting point of entities and organisations around Europe for debate about the state of art of Land Stewardship in Europe and its futur, becoming a preview of the First European Land Stewardship Congress that will be held in Barcelona (Catalonia) in November 2014.
Objectives
The main workshops’ objective is to share information and builds practical know-how to apply land stewardship agreements and improve their management, more specifically:
- To communicate land stewardship as an effective tool for nature and biodiversity conservation;
- To exchange experiences and best practices;
- To increase knowledge on land stewardship
- To facilitate contacts and synergies between entities to define opportunities and cooperation in the framework of the Landlife project and on land stewardship initiatives.
154.000 inmuebles se benefician de la rebaja en la protección del litoral May 10, 2013
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Extracto del artículo de El País. Leer artículo completo
Más de 154.000 inmuebles levantados a pie de costa se beneficiarán de la rebaja en la protección del litoral que implica la nueva Ley de Costas, aprobada ayer en el Congreso con la mayoría del PP. Esta norma, denominada de Protección y Uso Sostenible del Litoral, ha sido severamente criticada por la oposición y ONG, por presumir justo de lo que carece: protección y uso sostenible del litoral.
La Policía permitió que un activista de Greenpeace escalara hasta el tejado del Congreso para evitar males mayores. / PEDRO ARMESTRE (EFE)
En la cuenta de beneficiados hecha pública ayer por el PP, se incluyen 12 núcleos en los que se amnistían graciosamente 3.400 viviendas levantadas en la misma playa, concesiones de hasta 75 años para 24.000 inmuebles cercanos al mar, y permiso para hacer obras en más de 125.000 construcciones que ocupan zona de servidumbre —una especie de segunda línea de playa de los desmanes urbanísticos— y que hasta ahora estaban sujetas a múltiples controles para hacer modificaciones.
Con respecto a las empresas, unas 1.700 instalaciones industriales, “que suponen 17.000 empleos”, podrán seguir operando aunque estén casi encima del mar. Según el PP, esos negocios deberán contar con un informe ambiental específico de la comunidad autónoma para que se les prorrogue la concesión y la actividad.
Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). Workshop 1 - Energy May 10, 2013
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The European Commission is organising a series of stakeholder workshops assessing the benefits and challenges of MSP for specific maritime sectors and activities. The first of a series of workshop on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). Workshop 1 - Energy will take place on 14 June 2013 in Malahide, Dublin, Ireland. It will be followed by a workshop on MSP and fisheries/aquaculture in Lithuania in November 2013 and one dedicated to MSP and shipping in March 2014 - more will follow.
EU Support to Business and Investment Partnerships in Southern Mediterranean May 8, 2013
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Tender from the EC. More information here: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.detPUB&aoref=134349
MEDASSET: 25 years protecting marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean May 8, 2013
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by Lily Venizelos
MEDASSET Founder
It all began in 1983, five years before MEDASSET was officially founded, when I first realised that sea turtles were nesting in Laganas Bay on the island of Zakynthos until I started a campaign for their protection. Few had heard of this now famous loggerhead nesting site or even knew of the existence of such magnificent animals in some countries of the Mediterranean. What began as a single-handed national and international effort, was persevered with until MEDASSET was founded in 1988, and now continues as a fully-fledged and highly professional UK Registered Charity and an independent NGO registered in Greece.
MEDASSET’s lobbying and campaigning was instrumental in establishing the Zakynthos National Marine Park in 1999. Since its constitution, the organisation remains the only one working exclusively on sea turtle conservation throughout the Mediterranean. Core funding by its founder enabled it to pursue monitoring, research, conservation and education projects in European, Near Eastern and North African countries around the Mediterranean basin. These activities have been fully backed by key international environmental intergovernmental organizations and conventions and further supported by sponsors and fundraising.
By surveying almost 8,000 km of Mediterranean coastline, identifying new nesting sites and confirming the absence of turtles in key areas, MEDASSET has made a major contribution to the legal framework that protects sea turtles and their habitats in Greece, Egypt and Albania, and provided invaluable information in support of coastal habitat management plans and sustainable use of the Mediterranean coastal zone.
With only 300-500 green turtles remaining in the Mediterranean, this species has been MEDASSET’s research and conservation priority since 1989. It has been MEDASSET’s enthusiasm, persistence, imaginative and original approach, hard work, lobbying and campaigning that sets it apart as a unique organisation. It is with pride and joy that we celebrate our 25th Anniversary.
MedSeA oceanographic cruise along the Mediterranean Sea May 7, 2013
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On the 2nd of May 2013 the MedSeA oceanographic cruise along the Mediterranean Sea departed from Cadiz. The major campaign objective is to conduct a comprehensive water column sampling from each of the basins of the Mediterranean Sea. There will be sediment core sampling, plankton tows and aereosol collectors. The cruise has two legs: from Cadiz to Heraklion and from Heraklion to Barcelona (May 2, 2013 – June 2 – 2013). We will also deploy 4 bioArgo floats. The MedSeA campaign is also part of an international program GEOTRACES that aims to characterize and study the seawater dissolved elements.
The MedSeA oceanographic cruise is supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN). We will sail with the research vessel Ángeles Alvariño of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEC).
Please, visit the MedSeA oceanographic cruise blog for more information.
Paper: Gas and Oil Explorations in the Levant Basin: The Case of Lebanon and Israel April 30, 2013
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Large energy reserves have recently been discovered in the Levant Basin, where considerable amounts of gas reserves have been found in the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel. Lebanon and Israel are both net energy importers and suffer from energy security problems. Whereas Israel suffers from recent gas supply disruptions, Lebanon has been suffering for years from energy shortage, predominantly in the electricity sector. Given the energy dependence and insecure energy sectors of Lebanon and Israel, the recent energy discoveries are considered promising sources of economic opportunities and energy security for both countries. A complex conflict has emerged between Lebanon and Israel pertaining to the delimitation of their EEZ boundaries, namely a specific overlapped EEZ area. The settlement of this dispute to delimit their maritime boundaries presents a variety of complications. This article aims, in general, to address the energy discoveries in the Levant Basin with respect to Lebanon and Israel, and, in particular, to focus on the emerging dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the overlapped EEZ area. Furthermore, it examines specifically the various complications, including legal challenges, related to the settlement of this maritime dispute and the delimitation of the EEZ boundaries of both countries and that are crippling the exploitation of the energy reserves situated within the disputed EEZ area.
Rafael Leal-Arcas
Queen Mary University of London – School of Law; World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Ehab Abu-Gosh
Queen Mary University of London
April 24, 2013
Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2013
España: Hoja de ruta para la protección del mar presentada a Comisión Interministerial de Estrategias Marinas April 26, 2013
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Fuente: MAGRAMA
Se han analizado temas relacionados con la protección de la biodiversidad marina, la planificación de actividades humanas, y la coordinación en el seguimiento y vigilancia del medio marino
También se ha tratado detalladamente el Acuerdo de Consejo de Ministros por el que se aprueban los objetivos ambientales
El secretario de Estado de Medio Ambiente, Federico Ramos, ha presentado hoy en la segunda reunión de la Comisión Interministerial de Estrategias Marinas (CIEM), que él preside, la situación actual y futuras acciones a emprender para nuestro medio marino, es decir la hoja de ruta que marcará las futuras actuaciones respecto a nuestro patrimonio natural marino.
Ramos ha manifestado la intención del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente de reforzar el papel de la CIEM como foro de encuentro y discusión de todas las unidades administrativas de la Administración General del Estado con influencia en el medio marino, en un contexto en el que cada vez es más relevante debido a las múltiples obligaciones derivadas de nuestros compromisos europeos e internacionales.
EUCC contributes with its initiatives and projects to find solutions for marine litter at Berlin Conference April 23, 2013
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By Pedro Fernández, EUCC Mediterranean Centre
Marine litter is a growing concern across European seas and the EU is putting strong emphasis on addressing it, mainly through the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. To this aim, more than 200 stakeholders were convened at International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in EuropeanSeas in Berlin, 10-12 April 2013. EUCC highly contributed to the different sessions through different projects and initiatives.
