Black Sea Outlook Conference, 31 October - 4 November 2011, Odessa, Ukraine
- Details
- Created on Friday, 27 May 2011 07:09
The Third Black Sea Commission (BSC) Scientific & Final UP-GRADE BS-SCENE EC Project Joint Conference, will take place in Odessa, Ukraine (Rest Centre Mirniy) on 31st October - 4th November 2011. The scope of this conference is to initiate a concerted effort to use science and information technology to understand and deal with the environment problems of the Black Sea, to strengthen science/policy interface and regional cooperation towards better governance of environment protection to preserve the Black Sea ecosystem as a valuable natural endowment of the region, while ensuring the sustainable use of its marine and coastal resources for the economic development, well-being, health and security of the population of the Black Sea coastal States.
Interested in this conference? Find out more on the conference webpage. Deadline for submission of abstract(s) is 1st July 2011.
Tenth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment (MEDCOAST), 25-29 October 2011, Rhodes, Greece
- Details
- Created on Monday, 16 May 2011 06:34
The tenth event of the ICZM conference series for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the Tenth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment (MEDCOAST 2011), will take place in Rhodes, Greece during 25-29 October 2011.
MEDCOAST aims to contribute to coastal and marine conservation in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, through improved coastal management practices. This goal is pursued by enhancing scientific and professional collaboration among individuals and institutes (networking) in the Mediterranean & Black Sea countries or elsewhere.
A special PEGASO session will be organized in the program of MEDCOAST 2011.
The Call for Papers and the Registration Form for the conference can be downloaded from the MEDCOAST web page (http://www.medcoast.org.tr).II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean - Barcelona, 6 - 7 june 2011
- Details
- Created on Friday, 13 May 2011 06:31
A group of civic and academic institutions announce the “II Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean”, which will be held in Barcelona on the 6th and 7th of June 2011. In this edition, the main topic of the meeting will be “Territorial Cooperation in the North-West Mediterranean”. The PEGASO project operates as a co-organizing body.
The meeting will convene 25 years after the and Economic Conference of the North-West Mediterranean, which was held in Barcelona in 1985, and which was a first response to the will to contribute, from the regions in the area to the process of European integration.
La II Conference aims to discuss Territorial Cooperation in the North-West Mediterranean in the framework of the development of EU Cohesion Policy, Europe 2020 Strategy (smart, sustainable and inclusive growth), the macroregional strategies, and the European Neighbourhood Policy (Union for the Mediterranean – Barcelona Process, and its territorial dimension, ARLEM).
Click here for more information and the conference poster.
PEGASO is part of the Coastal Wiki community, receiving 1 million hits in March 2011
- Details
- Created on Thursday, 07 April 2011 08:23
ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean enters into force!
- Details
- Created on Friday, 01 April 2011 12:30
The ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean has entered into force on 24 March 2011, a bit over two years after it was opened for ratifications! The conditions needed to its entry into force have been fulfilled with the sixt ratification, by Syria in September last year. The other five parties that have ratified the Protocol are (in chronological order): Slovenia, France, Albania, Spain, and the EU. Such a short period of time needed for this Protocol to enter into force expresses the full commitment of the Parties to implement the provisions set out in the frame of this Protocol. Being a unique legal instrument for sustainable coastal development, the ICZM Protocol provides an effective way to ensure that human actions are undertaken with a concern for balancing economic, social and environmental goals and priorities in a long-term perspective.
International Conference: The Aquatic Ecosystem Puzzle: Threats, opportunities & adaptation in Sienna - Italy
- Details
- Created on Friday, 28 January 2011 11:14
This international conference will take a look at the current state of the world's water bodies, the common threats/risks they face and their unique management needs. The conference will be held from 13-15 June, 2011 in the historic centre of Siena, in the heart of Tuscany. Explore with us the application of ecosystem-based science and sustainable management of aquatic resources. Leading scientists from around the globe will be present, with keynote speakers such as Lars Tranvik, Ruben Sommaruga, Martin Kernan, Goren Dave, Matin van der Knaap and others. Researchers, managers, students and the public are encouraged to attend and share their piece of the puzzle! The Conference welcomes contributions either as oral presentations or as posters from natural and socio-economic sciences as well as case studies and policy papers relating to aquatic ecosystems. Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or the conference secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by March 1st, 2011.
The publication of selected manuscripts from the conference will be made, subject to peer review, in the ISI rated journal: Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management and/or in the Ecovision World Monograph Series depending on the quality and suitability of the manuscripts. Click here for registration details and more information.
Second issue PEGASO bulletin out
- Details
- Created on Monday, 10 January 2011 09:53
The second issue of the PEGASO bulletin is out. You can find it here. This bulletin aims at informing about the progress of the project, upcoming events as well as the work and the views of the end-users community.
MedOpen, an ICZM virtual training tool, is now available to users in a recently updated version
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 08:31
MedOpen, a virtual training course developed by the PAP/RAC in 2003, has recently been updated. The main goal of this educational programme is to promote the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as a sustainable approach to coastal management – free of charge. MedOpen draws on the basics of ICZM and the benefits of its implementation; legislation and finances needed to prepare and implement ICZM projects; tools, techniques and methods used in ICZM, and it provides examples of coastal management issues and responses at all levels (local to international), mainly from around the Mediterranean. Detailed information and application at www.medopen.org.
