Local knowledge for sustainable use of marine resources

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), with the support of the Regional Ministry of Environment and Territory Planning of Andalusia and the Autonomous Local Entity of Facinas, will meet on 20 February 2018 with local actors of the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean: Andalusia (Spain) - Morocco and its area of influence, as part of UNESCO’s MAB Programme and the European Union’s AQUACROSS project on knowledge, assessment and management of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services through public policies. The meeting…

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