Mediterranean Archives - Med-O-Med

Fires in Akkar, an urgent need for means in civil society

Lebanon, Algeria, Italy, Greece, Turkey… the entire Mediterranean basin region was plagued by unprecedented wildfires [...]

The Yemeni Island of Socotra: a unique refuge for the dragon tree

Tristan Semiond – FUNCI Some 370 kilometers south of Yemen, in the middle of the [...]

The olive tree, light of the Mediterranean

In the United Nations emblem, the olive tree is represented in the shape of a [...]

Middle East and Mediterranean Landscape Convention

In Med-O-Med we are working in four inter-connected areas: landscape, education and awareness, research and, [...]

Forest Communicators Network in the Mediterranean and Near East

Over 30 participants from 10 countries including Egypt, France, Iran, Jordan, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, [...]

Urban agriculture in Egypt

After the political changes this year in Egypt, the so-called Arab spring, others changes in [...]

Biodiversity study in Mediterranean region

Last week, which held the World Environment day, WWF, IUCN and Plantlife published the report, [...]

Current hydric situation in the Mediterranean and the Middle East

For many years now, the Mediterranean has been facing problems leading to a situation of [...]

Some background to cultural heritage

The idea of preserving heritage arose after the First World War, and steps have gradually [...]

Traditional practices

Over the years, traditional knowledge has sustained societies with responsible practices that ensured conservation and [...]