Biodiversity conservation is increasingly understood as key to human well-being. Strong partnerships have become critical to halt the decline of species and support the conservation of landscapes, hence strategies for Mediterranean species conservation actively build and maintain effective partnerships as a key part of their planning process.
How We Act
Bringing people together to catalyze positive conservation change.
Action plans and strategies
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It's estimated that around 250-400 Mediterranean Monk Seals remain in the Mediterranean. IUCN-Med is coordinating efforts with Greece, Cyprus and Turkey to build a knowledge base to identify the main threats in the region as well as the population structure. See the ongoing project: Monk seal conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean. |
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Currently, experts estimate at least 53% of sharks, rays and chimaeras from the Mediterranean to be at risk of extinction. IUCN-Med focuses on bringing together experts to find ways to reverse the threat against sharks in the Mediterranean.
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IUCN-Med has published a Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for 2017-2026 to help stop the decline of this Cuvier's Gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) a highly emblematic species in North Africa. |
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The Moroccan Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is a Vulnerable species according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. For urgent conservation action, IUCN-Med created a Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for 2016-2025 that describes how to better manage areas where the Great Bustard survives. |
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The Barbary Macaque was once widespread in the Mediterranean. Today it survives with only small populations in the forests of Morocco, Algeria and the Rock of Gibraltar. IUCN-Med developed a Conservation Strategy and Action Plan to protect this species in Algeria. |
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The Barbary Sheep or Aoudad is a mountain ungulate endemic to North Africa. The species is classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In collaboration with Tunisian authorities and CSOs, IUCN-Med created a Strategy and Action Plan for 2018-2027 species conservation. |
