The UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean officially commenced on 13 October 2025, marking a major educational and capacity-building initiative in the field of Mediterranean environmental governance.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jan 5, 2026 | 2 min read
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).
MEPIELAN Centre | Jan 5, 2026 | 3 min read
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.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jan 5, 2026 | 2 min read
In November 2025, a major new scholarly contribution by the Founding Director of the MEPIELAN Centre, Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos, was circulated internationally. The book, Environmental Democracy and the Horizontality of International Law: Advancing the Mediterranean Accession Agenda to the Aarhus Convention, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, offers a challenging and forward-looking contribution to the promotion of participatory environmental democracy through a relational and horizontal approach to international law.
MEPIELAN Centre | Jan 5, 2026 | 3 min read
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