Stakes in the Mediterranean basin and the NbS perspective

Recent reports sponsored by the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan – Barcelona Convention (UNEP/MAP) system — the State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean (SoED), produced by Plan Bleu, and the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR 1) released by the network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) — shed light on the toll that climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is taking on Mediterranean ecosystems. The adoption of Resolution 31 “The implementation of Nature-based Solutions in the Mediterranean Basin” at the IUCN Congress in Marseille could be a trigger to accelerate the integration of NbS principles in regional and sectorial policies. Panellists will provide inputs on different aspects of the NbS approach in the Mediterranean to address environmental challenges, make key policy recommendations, and identify relevant processes and initiatives that could facilitate NbS implementation at regional scale.