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Wetland Camargue

Scientific article

Ecosystem services provided by Mediterranean wetlands by Plan Bleu

Publication of the paper “Economic assessment of ecosystem services provided by Mediterranean wetlands in terms of climate regulation” by Plan Bleu – UN Environment / MAP Regional Activity Center This study highlights the value of natural and preserved wetlands as efficient green…...
Central city of Netanya on the Mediterranean coast is seen during a flight as part of an aerial show for Israel's Independence Day:

Scientific article

Assessment of coastal risks to climate change related impacts

Reference : Satta A, Puddu M, Venturini S, Giupponi C (2017) Assessment of coastal risks to climate change related impacts at the regional scale: The case of the Mediterranean region. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 24 (2017) 284–296 Go to…...
holm-oak

Scientific article

Which plant traits respond to aridity? Mediterranean drylands

Reference : Nunes A, Köbel M, Pinho P, Matos P, de Bello F , Correia O, Branquinho C (2017) Which plant traits respond to aridity? A critical step to assess functional diversity in Mediterranean drylands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 239, 176-184…...
Allenvi

Book

The Mediterranean Region under Climate, A scientific update

This book has been published by Allenvi (French National Alliance for Environmental Research) to coincide with the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh. It is the outcome of work by…...
Cramer

Scientific article

Mediterranean warming fast, deserts may spread in Europe

The article « Climate change: The 2015 Paris Agreement thresholds and Mediterranean basin ecosystems » by Joel Guiot (CEREGE, CNRS) and Wolfgang Cramer (IMBE, CNRS) has been published in "Science" 28 Oct 2016 (Vol. 354, Issue 6311, pp. 465-468, DOI:…...