Life begins in wetlands.
Life begins in wetlands.
The Mediterranean is getting hotter, and we need its coastal wetlands now more than ever.
+3.8° by 2100
The Mediterranean is warming up faster than the rest of the world.
150
million
Mediterranean people face a rise in the frequency of catastrophic natural events.
36%
of Mediterranean wetland species are threatened with extinction.
While thriving coastal wetlands can offer resilient Nature-Based Solutions to the climate crisis, they are shrinking at an alarming rate. We have lost 48% of our wetlands since 1970.
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Since 1970, the Mediterranean region has lost 50% of its natural wetlands and we continue to destroy them. These habitats are vital and provide priceless ecosystem services. It is crucial that we urgently work to preserve Mediterranean coastal wetlands.
The project “Enhancing the conservation of coastal wetlands in the Mediterranean Basin” will run until 2022, thanks to the financial support of the MAVA Foundation. It brings together more than 30 partners in 10 countries.
Objectives
- Restore coastal wetlands and make them work as nature-based solutions to mitigate climate impacts in the region.
- Encourage sustainable water use and reduce water abstraction.
- Reduce threats that affect coastal wetlands and related marine habitats.
- Create new socioeconomic opportunities based on coastal wetlands.
Natural solutions for a better future
Today’s global society faces a range of unprecedented challenges – and here in the Mediterranean, these challenges are urgent and all too visible. What we do to address them in this crucial next decade will affect lives across the region and beyond for generations to come.
Natural solutions for a better future
Today’s global society faces a range of unprecedented challenges – and here in the Mediterranean, these challenges are urgent and all too visible. What we do to address them in this crucial next decade will affect lives across the region and beyond for generations to come.
Why you should care about wetlands
Mediterranean Wetlands are vanishing, and we need them in order to survive.
Help us #RestoreNature and wetlands today!
2021: it’s now or never for Mediterranean wetlands
Earth Day 2020: Wetlands, Earth’s key to Fighting Climate Change
Since 1970, Earth Day has created a symbolic opportunity for all of us to remember how important it is to make sure we take care of the planet and its resources. The 2020 edition will focus on climate action. Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable.
Why you should care about wetlands
Mediterranean Wetlands are vanishing, and we need them in order to survive.
Help us #RestoreNature and wetlands today!
2021: it’s now or never for Mediterranean wetlands
Earth Day 2020: Wetlands, Earth’s key to Fighting Climate Change
Since 1970, Earth Day has created a symbolic opportunity for all of us to remember how important it is to make sure we take care of the planet and its resources. The 2020 edition will focus on climate action. Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable.
Restoring Mediterranean Wetlands: The new policymaker’s playbook for sustainable management and ecosystem restoration by 2030
This handbook has been prepared in the framework of the project “Strengthening the restoration of Mediterranean Wetlands for nature and people" funded by the MAVA Foundation. It has been coordinated by WWF Spain, MedWet and Tour du Valat in partnership with PIM Initiative and MEDSEA. The ... read more
Help us to preserve and restore Mediterranean wetlands – Become one of the MedWetland Watchers
Since 2017, a coalition of conservation bodies – ‘MedIsWet’ – have been on a mission. It’s their aim to raise awareness of the particular importance of wetlands on Mediterranean islands, and drive regional efforts to save them. So why are island wetlands special? read more
Making the right decisions for nature: a practical guide to implement Nature-based Solutions
This document targets policy-decision makers, public and private investors. Its ambition is to convince decision-makers to plan, implement and invest resources in NbS, with a final goal to make them more operational and systematize their uptake. It was developed thanks to the financial support ... read more