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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF MPAs IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Project 1: National parks (Natural) management Spain (AG) Government

Project 2: La Galite project (creation of a Coastal and France (FFEM) Government
Marine Protected Area)
Project 3: Support for the creation and management of
Tunisia the Tabarka Cap Negro MPA aiming to develop The Principality of
recreational diving and preserve underwater landscapes. Monaco Government
France is the donor country.
Project 4: Promotion of ecosystem-based management
of fisheries and other uses of the marine environment
around a network of protected marine and coastal areas France (FFEM) Government
north of Tunisia – France is the donor country.
DOGA DERNEGI - INVENTORY OF MARINE
Turkey EU Institutions Government
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS

Table 14: Projects funded by bilateral Official Development Assistance for the period 2010-2014

The Bilateral ODA devoted to Coastal and Marine Protected Areas decreased over the
period 2012-2014 for Mediterranean countries. ODA gradually decreased between 2012 and
12
2014 , despite a peak observed in 2011. ODA financial support is allocated on a project
basis. Once a project is over, the flow of financial resources stops. This trend does not
correspond to the worldwide trend for total biodiversity-related aid over the last ten years
(DAC-OECD Stats, 2014), where ODA financial resources have increased due the rising
number of projects with multiple environmental objectives, where biodiversity conservation is
a secondary objective.

Figure 16: Bilateral ODA trend over 2012-2014
In general, biodiversity-related aid from international cooperation (ODA) is intended to
develop synergies between biodiversity and other environmental concerns. Climate change

12 - ODA funding decreased by 9% in 2012, 13% in 2013 and 46% in 2014.

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