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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF MPAs IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

In general terms, the curve denoting the bilateral ODA financial resources decreases over
the period studied. Indeed, this trend follows the planning framework of various projects that
come to the end during this period.

REGIONAL PROJECTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
 The project “Working together for more effective Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean”
(MedPAN South Project – 2008-2012) was a collaborative project aimed at improving the
management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the south and east of the
Mediterranean and supporting the creation of new ones, with financial support from the MAVA
Foundation, the French Global Environmental Facility (FFEM) and EC/UNEP.
Further information:
http://mediterranean.panda.org/about/marine/marine_protected_area/the_medpan_south_projec
t/
 The “Regional Project for the Development of a Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Protected
Areas (MPAs) Network through the boosting of MPA Creation and Management” (MedMPAnet
Project) (2010-2015) consists of enhancing effective conservation of regionally important coastal
and marine biodiversity, through the creation of an ecologically coherent MPA network in the
Mediterranean region, as required by Barcelona Convention's Protocol related to Specially
Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol), with financial
support from European Commission, Spanish cooperation (AECID), and French cooperation
(FFEM).
Further information: http://www.rac-spa.org/medmpanet
 WWF’s project “Sustainable economic activities in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas” (Sea-
Med Project) addresses fisheries and tourism management through a stakeholder participatory
approach, to demonstrate the value of MPAs for marine resource management and livelihood
generation and to contribute to creation of exemplary models of Integrated Coastal Management
Zones, with the financial support of UNEP, FFEM, MAVA Foundation, and the EU.
Further information:
http://mediterranean.panda.org/about/marine/marine_protected_area/the_seamed_project/
 MEDPAN (Network of Marine Protected Area Managers in the Mediterranean) has financed
specific projects over the period 2012-2015 within the framework of WWF Mediterranean and
RAC-ASP with financial support from FFEM, MAVA Foundation and the EU.
For further information: www.medpan.org/en/small_projects

Financing from the GEF trust fund is connected to the programming cycle where the
financial resources are committed, but not necessarily disbursed, during the period surveyed
here.
EU financial resources show an ascending curve explained by the number of projects
undertaken in marine N2000 sites in the region.

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