The Barcelona Process: A Look Back at 30 Years of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation

by Andreia Bastos | Jul 31, 2025 | EXTERNAL

Celebrating Three Decades of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, an initiative launched in 1995 to foster cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean. Considering this milestone, the European Commission...

A Look Back: Boosting Synergies for Mediterranean Water Solutions!

by Andreia Bastos | Jul 18, 2025 | EXTERNAL

What Happened?  On July 8, 2025, the Natural Heritage Mission participated in a successful webinar focused on Boosting Synergies for Innovative Solutions in Water Management, Depollution, and Restoration in the Mediterranean Basin! This event,...

Bridging Natural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism: Euro-MED Perspectives on Marine and Coastal Policies

by Andreia Bastos | Jun 24, 2025 | EXTERNAL

At the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, the Interreg Euro-MED Natural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Missions came together in a joint side event to highlight their contribution to inform and implement ocean-related policies in the Euro-Mediterranean...

IUCN Med Represents Natural Heritage Mission at the 9th UfM Working Group on Environment

by Andreia Bastos | Feb 10, 2025 | EXTERNAL

The Interreg Euro-MED Natural Heritage Mission, represented by IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med), actively participated in the 9th Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Working Group on Environment, held online on 29 January 2025. This high-level...

Natural Heritage Mission Highlights Contributions at the 8th Mediterranean Forest Week in Barcelona

by Andreia Bastos | Dec 4, 2024 | EXTERNAL

Barcelona, Spain — The 8th Mediterranean Forest Week (MFW) gathered experts, policymakers, and conservationists to address pressing challenges in the restoration and sustainable management of Mediterranean forests. On November 7, the Natural Heritage Mission was...

4th Mediterranean Natura 2000 Biogeographical Seminar

by Sofia Martins | Apr 17, 2024 | EXTERNAL

The Department of Environment (DoE) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (MARDaE), partner of the Interreg Euro-MED Community4Nature project, hosted the 4th Mediterranean Natura 2000 biogeographical seminar, which took place on 17-19 April...