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Join us for the upcoming UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Training School course, a unique opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean

2024

This week-long online Training School designed and developed by UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Centre and organized in cooperation with the EPLO, provides unique integrated platform for knowledge exchange, discussion and capacity building in the field of sustainable environmental governance within the framework of the Barcelona Convention system and its evolving inter-linkages with relevant international treaty regimes and processes, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities in the Mediterranean region.

The Training School will be held from 7 October to 12 November 2025

The UNEP/MAP Training School is an advanced educational implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) and the UNEP/MAP Medium Term Strategy 2022 – 2027, guided by distinguished academics and international experts in the field and providing interactive workshops and networking opportunities.

It contains In-depth sessions on:

The Barcelona Convention system for the protection of the marine environment and coastal areas of the Mediterranean

Specific Legal and Governance Issues for Environmental Protection and Sustainability in the Mediterranean Region

Public Participation and Sustainability Governance in the Mediterranean Region

Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Mediterranean

For more information and to register, please visit: https://med-ecogov.education

 

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MEPIELAN Centre is an international research, training and educational centre established by Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos at the Panteion University of Athens in 2008.

Before its establishment as a University Centre, MEPIELAN operated as a successful international research, training and informational programme (2002-2007) under the scientific direction of Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos and the aegis of the Panteion University of Athens, supported by the Mediterranean Action Plan/UNEP and the Greek Ministry of the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works.

MEPIELAN Centre is an accredited UNEP/MAP PARTNER (since 2013), a Member of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD) (since 2016), and a Member of the Steering Committee of the MCSD (since 2019).

On 22 May 2022, MEPIELAN Centre proceeded to the development of MEPIELAN as a Non- Profit Civil Organization (INGO) for the more effective and efficient advancement of its Goals and Missions and furtherance of its activities. MEPIELAN Centre as a Non- Profit Civil Organization (INGO) is registered in Greek Law (Hellenic Business Registry, Reg. No. 16477300100) in accordance with Laws 4072/2012 & 4919/2022 as applicable

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Successful Conclusion of the UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance on 13 November 2025

Successful Conclusion of the UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance on 13 November 2025

The MEPIELAN Centre is pleased to announce the successful completion of the five-week UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean, which took place from 13 October to 13 November 2025. The Training School marked a fruitful collaboration between the MEPIELAN Centre, UNEP/MAP, and the European Public Law Organization (EPLO).

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MEPIELAN Reports on the UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School (13 October – 13 November 2025)

MEPIELAN Reports on the UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School (13 October – 13 November 2025)

On 17 December 2025, the MEPIELAN Centre reported on the successful completion of the five-week UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean (13 October – 13 November 2025), a major international educational and capacity-building initiative.

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