Marine Protected Areas: Friday the workshop in Termoli

Legambiente Molise APS, within the framework of the ENGAGE project, organizes a workshop focused on “Marine Protected Areas: Stakeholder Involvement and Sustainability”

On Friday, April 11, 2025, at the University of Molise in Termoli, will be held the Molise event included in the project Engage – Enhancing protection of nature and biodiversity of the “South Adriatic Ionian Strait” in the programme area – funded by the European Union under the Interreg IPA South Adriatic Programme 2021-2027. The main objective of the ENGAGE project is to contribute to the protection of the environment in order to ensure a sustainable development of the area of the “Southern Adriatic Strait”, considered an area of Ecological or Biological Relevance between Italy, Albania and Montenegro, through the implementation of multidisciplinary actions and exchange of good practices.

Among these is certainly the active involvement of stakeholders that will be the theme of the discussion on Friday. Experts in the field will discuss in-depth discussions on the protection of biodiversity and the conservation status of endangered species in the Adriatic, on the sustainable management of fisheries resources in the Adriatic as well as stakeholder involvement models in Albania and Montenegro. Two working groups will also be organised on topics such as the protection of biodiversity and the sustainable use of marine resources.

Interested parties are invited to register for the event by 10 April 2025, through this link, selecting the option of participation in presence or online. English translation will be available during the event.

The ENGAGE project is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg South Adriatic programme. The partners of the ENGAGE project are the Management Consortium of Torre Guaceto (Italy), which also plays the role of Lead, the Albanian Centre for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (Albania), Montenegro Dolphin Research (Montenegro), the Mediterranean Centre for Environmental Monitoring (Montenegro) and Legambiente Molise Aps (Italy).

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