Save the last natural coasts in the Mediterranean
Objectives
MEDMARAVIS is an international non-governmental association dealing with the study and conservation of coastal habitats and marine avifauna throughout the Mediterranean region.
It propagates the importance of the seabirds’ rôle in the ecosystem.
Mediterranean seabirds breed in the few remaining unspoilt coasts, seacliffs and small islands which also harbour threatened endemic species of animals and plants. In some regions, the last seaturtles, Ospreys and Monk Seals find there a chance for their survival.
The main objective of MEDMARAVIS is to study and to protect these coastal biotopes and to monitor their wildlife.
Main Activities
MEDMARAVIS, enjoying a network of marine biologists, ornitologists and conservationists, organizes a major seabird conference every three years. It's engaged in the compilation of a conservation strategy for the Mediterranean.
MEDMARAVIS, also organizes specialized workshops and seminars on coastal management, oil pollution and island ecosystems. A present, MEDMARAVIS is preparing with other fifty natural history assiocations the 3rd Alghero Forum on conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity. MEDMARAVIS publishes volumes on seabird ecology and conservation of coastal habitats. It encourages governments and local authorities to protect the last wild coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean.
Future Conferences
Third ALGHERO FORUM on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity.
Autumn 2007, Alghero, Sardinia.
Conference theme: Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Assessment.
This international meeting will be attended by over 50 natural history NGO’s and research institutions and various ecological experts specialized in marine and coastal ecology. Biological taxa include seabirds, sea-turtles, Monk Seal, cetaceans and threatened infralittoral organisms.
Conference programme attached
The exact dates will be defined as soon as we receive confirmation from the sponsoring institutions.
7th Pan-Mediterranean Seabird Symposium
Winter 2008, La Maddalena, Sardinia.
Conference theme : Population Ecology and Conservation of Seabirds.
Jointly organized by La Maddalena National Park and MEDMARAVIS.