The MAP-Barcelona Convention system rests upon a solid foundation of partnership and cooperation with regional and global institutions and actors sharing our vision. Over the years, MAP has sought to foster existing partnerships and to enter in new ones in line with the priorities set by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.
MAP Partnerships provide a mechanism through which other institutions contribute with their expertise and resources for joint endeavors relevant to the MAP mandate and vision, and with the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols as an overarching framework.
The UNEP/MAP—Barcelona Convention system cooperates with various UN entities, Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), and other Inter-Governmental organizations active in the field of Mediterranean or global environmental protection. It also recognizes the expertise of Mediterranean Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), supports their initiatives and encourages their participation in MAP activities. Such partnerships support, inter alia, capacity building and technical assistance for the development of measures and the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.
- The Plan of Action for a Model Mediterranean Sea (PAMEx)
PAMEx is a political blueprint that seeks ways to accelerate action for nature and climate in the Mediterranean. The Coordinating Unit of UNEP/MAP hosts the technical secretariat of PAMEx, reflecting a firm anchoring in the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.
- The Cooperation Agreement with the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITE)
The Cooperation Agreement with MITE provides for a cooperation framework in support to the implementation of the MAP-Barcelona Convention mandate, involving all MAP Components.
Partnerships with Inter-Governmental Organizations (IGOs)
International governmental organizations active in fields relevant to the Barcelona Convention may be admitted as observers at the meetings and conferences of the Contracting Parties.
MAP works closely with several global and regional actors building on comparative advantages, complementarities and maximized synergies.
List of IGOs and other Partners
- Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
- Benguela Current Convention
- C.I.E.S.M. The Mediterranean Science Commission
- CEDARE Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
- Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
- European Landscape Convention
- Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative (MEDWET)
- RAMOGE Agreement
- RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterflow Habitat
- Secretariat of the Bern Convention
The MAP Coordinating Unit signed Memoranda of Understanding or other collaboration agreements with:
- Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)
- Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- London Convention and Protocol
- Permanent Secretariat of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (BSC PS)
- Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
- United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Bank
Partnerships with non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
The Contracting Parties grant MAP Partner status to Non-Governmental Organizations, thus encouraging their participation in MAP meetings, activities, and overall goals set under the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.
The Contracting Parties have adopted Decision IG.19/6 "MAP/Civil society cooperation and partnership", which includes the Code of Conduct for MAP Partners and the criteria and a procedure for admission as MAP Partners of the international, civil society Organizations/NGOs NGOs as well as national and local non-governmental organizations. MAP Partners are international and regional NGOs, as well as national and local NGOs from Mediterranean riparian States. They represent important sectors of public opinion and contribute to raising awareness and public participation on issues related to environmental protection and sustainable development in the Mediterranean.
MAP Partners participate as Observers in the meetings of the Contracting Parties and in activities as part of the implementation of the Programme of Work. They also provide expertise and technical support to pursue objectives and promote policies, strategies and programmes derived from the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols.
MAP Partners are also eligible for membership in the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD), an advisory body to the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention.
List of MAP Partners
- Agreement on the creation of a marine mammals Sanctuary in the Mediterranean Sea (Pelagos Agreement)
- All For Blue
- AMWAJ / REVOLVE Mediterraneo (AMWAJ)
- Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM)
- Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)
- Arab Office for Youth & Environment (AOYE)
- Asociación ONDINE
- Association de Recherche Environnement et Bio Innovation” (AREBI)
- Association for Nature, Environment and Sustainable Development (SUNCE)
- Association of Continuity of Generations (ACG)
- Association Sawa for Development
- BirdLife Malta (BLM)
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation (BWI)
- Center for Energy, Environment and Resources (CENER21)
- Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on accidental water pollution (CEDRE)
- Cercle Mallorquí de Negocis (CMN)
- Cittadini per l’aria onlus
- Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA)
- EcoPeace Middle East
- Eco-Union
- Egyptian Sustainable Development Forum (ESDF)
- Enaleia
- Environmental Center for Administration and Technology (ECAT Tirana)
- Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
- European Boating Industry (EBI)
- European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD)
- European Topic Centre – University of Malaga (ETC-UMA)
- Fondation Mohamed VI pour la Protection de l’Environnement
- Fondazione IMC-Centro Marino Internazionale ONLUS
- Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities (FAIC)
- French Water Academy
- Global Balance Association
- Global Footprint Network (GFN)
- Greenpeace International
- Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA)
- Hellenic Ornithological Society (BirdLife Greece)
- Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD)
- Innovation&Development Association (INNODEV)
- International Association for Mediterranean Forests (AIFM)
- International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC)
- International Centre of Comparative Environmental Law (CIDCE)
- International Federation for Sustainable Development and Fight to Poverty in the Mediterranean-Black Sea (FISPMED)
- Marevivo
- Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles (MEDASSET)
- Mediterranean Coastal Foundation (MEDCOAST)
- Mediterranean Conservation Society
- Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)
- Mediterranean Programme for International Environmental Law and Negotiation (MEPIELAN)
- Mediterranean Protected Areas Network (MedPAN)
- Mediterranean SOS Network (MedSOS)
- Oceana
- OceanCare
- Palestine Wildlife Society
- Secretariat MedWet (MedWet)
- Slovenian Marine Mammal Society (MORIGENOS)
- SUBMON
- Surfrider España
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) through the Università di Siena (UNISI)
- Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (SII)
- Syrian Environment Protection Agency (SEPS)
- The Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (AVITEM)
- The ARAVA Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES)
- The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)
- The Mediterranean network of cities (Med Cities)
- Tour du Valat Foundation
- Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association (TURMEPA)
- Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV)
- Turkish Shipbuilders' Association (GISBIR)
- UniVerde Foundation
- World Ocean Council (WOC)
- WWF Mediterranean (WWF Med)
- Youth Love Egypt
- Zoï Environment Network (Zoï)
The MAP Regional Activity Centres also enter into bilateral agreements with partners to further the implementation of the MAP-Barcelona Convention objectives in accordance with their mandate as approved by the Contracting Parties to the BC and its Protocols. Further information is provided on the RACs websites.