Animation: A trip through the cultural landscapes of the Mediterranean (AMNC)
This short animated video by Wood Gear Animation presents the line of work and collective impact of the AMNC for Mediterranean cultural landscapes.
Moving forward together: Strengthening our partnership with collective actions
Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture (AMNC)Field visit to traditional salinas in Cadiz, 3rd June 2023 The Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture (AMNC) continues to grow from strength to strength by drawing on our experiences since 2017....
Madrid celebrates the 29th Transhumance Festival
AMNC partner TyN and the Madrid City Council organised the 29th Transhumance Festival in October 2022, to demand the improvement of livestock trails and support for transhumant grazing, in order to generate employment in rural areas and control forest fires.
Creating a common framework to assess the links between nature and cultural practices
The Alliance for Mediterranean Nature and Culture assessed the evidence of the environmental benefits of different cultural practices from the Mediterranean region at an international workshop in the city of Mersin, Turkey from 5-7th April 2022. We performed a joint assessment of these traditional cultural practices and worked towards establishing a common framework for measuring the benefits of the “cultural landscapes” in France, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.
10 Years Ahead of Its Time: How Green Heart Of Cork Pays For Ecosystem Services
In 2011, ANP|WWF launched the Green Heart of Cork, a platform for companies willing to reward rural landowners for good forest management practices in one of the most emblematic landscapes in Portugal – the cork oak forest. Ten years later, this project has affirmed itself as the path of the future.
Synthesis: Coming Together to Create a Stronger Mediterranean Partnership
The Alliance for Mediterranean Culture and Nature continues to grow from strength to strength by drawing on our experiences as the M6 partnership, now harmonized as the AMNC, a new effective partnership for conserving the cultural landscapes of the Mediterranean.
This coming together was reflected beautifully in our long-awaited, in-person meet-up at the end of November. The AMNC partners gathered in the beautiful cultural landscapes of the Camargue in France, a biosphere reserve and natural park, home to a large diversity of animal and plant species.
Madrid’s Transhumance Festival is back
Fiesta de la Trashumancia de Madrid promotes the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for in conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change.
Season’s tweetings: World Migratory Bird Day celebrated at SPNL’s Himas across Lebanon
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) celebrated World Migratory Bird Day 2021 over two days, participating in the Global Birding Day at the Hammana Bird Observatory, and collaborating with partners to implement an environmental day with the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) and sustainable hunters.
The Mediterranean is Burning, and Mobile Pastoralists have a Solution
A story from Turkey that showcases how local communities—in this case nomadic pastoralists—are key allies in the fight against wildfires in the Mediterranean.
Unsustainable farming is challenging the survival of Mediterranean dung beetles – IUCN study
According to a report from IUCN-Med, dung beetles are facing major losses of suitable habitats due to the decline of traditional livestock farming practices and the abandonment of rural environments, as well as chemical contamination of dung by veterinary medical products.
Animation: A trip through the cultural landscapes of the Mediterranean (AMNC)
This short animated video by Wood Gear Animation presents the line of work and collective impact of the AMNC for Mediterranean cultural landscapes.
Moving forward together: Strengthening our partnership with collective actions
Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture (AMNC)Field visit to traditional salinas in Cadiz, 3rd June 2023 The Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture (AMNC) continues to grow from strength to strength by drawing on our experiences since 2017....
Madrid celebrates the 29th Transhumance Festival
AMNC partner TyN and the Madrid City Council organised the 29th Transhumance Festival in October 2022, to demand the improvement of livestock trails and support for transhumant grazing, in order to generate employment in rural areas and control forest fires.
Creating a common framework to assess the links between nature and cultural practices
The Alliance for Mediterranean Nature and Culture assessed the evidence of the environmental benefits of different cultural practices from the Mediterranean region at an international workshop in the city of Mersin, Turkey from 5-7th April 2022. We performed a joint assessment of these traditional cultural practices and worked towards establishing a common framework for measuring the benefits of the “cultural landscapes” in France, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey.
10 Years Ahead of Its Time: How Green Heart Of Cork Pays For Ecosystem Services
In 2011, ANP|WWF launched the Green Heart of Cork, a platform for companies willing to reward rural landowners for good forest management practices in one of the most emblematic landscapes in Portugal – the cork oak forest. Ten years later, this project has affirmed itself as the path of the future.
Synthesis: Coming Together to Create a Stronger Mediterranean Partnership
The Alliance for Mediterranean Culture and Nature continues to grow from strength to strength by drawing on our experiences as the M6 partnership, now harmonized as the AMNC, a new effective partnership for conserving the cultural landscapes of the Mediterranean.
This coming together was reflected beautifully in our long-awaited, in-person meet-up at the end of November. The AMNC partners gathered in the beautiful cultural landscapes of the Camargue in France, a biosphere reserve and natural park, home to a large diversity of animal and plant species.
Madrid’s Transhumance Festival is back
Fiesta de la Trashumancia de Madrid promotes the role of transhumance and extensive livestock farming as a tool for in conserving biodiversity and fighting climate change.
Season’s tweetings: World Migratory Bird Day celebrated at SPNL’s Himas across Lebanon
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) celebrated World Migratory Bird Day 2021 over two days, participating in the Global Birding Day at the Hammana Bird Observatory, and collaborating with partners to implement an environmental day with the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) and sustainable hunters.
The Mediterranean is Burning, and Mobile Pastoralists have a Solution
A story from Turkey that showcases how local communities—in this case nomadic pastoralists—are key allies in the fight against wildfires in the Mediterranean.
Unsustainable farming is challenging the survival of Mediterranean dung beetles – IUCN study
According to a report from IUCN-Med, dung beetles are facing major losses of suitable habitats due to the decline of traditional livestock farming practices and the abandonment of rural environments, as well as chemical contamination of dung by veterinary medical products.
