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Traditional “charfia” fisheries on the coast of Djerba, Tunisia.
Traditional “charfia” fisheries on the coast of Djerba, Tunisia.
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Sustainable Economic Activities in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas
Grantee Name: 
WWF European Policy Programme
HOTSPOT
Mediterranean Basin
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$349,470
DATES
Jul 2013
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Jun 2016
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Mediterranean Basin
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$349,470
DATES
Jul 2013
-
Jun 2016

Improve the management of two Mediterranean marine protected areas, Ain-el-Ghazalah Bay in Libya and Cap Negro-Cap Serrat in Tunisia, through participatory planning and stakeholder engagement of civil society, nongovernmental organizations and government authorities to secure commitment and good governance. Promote marine protected areas as tools to deliver social and economic benefits in addition to their conservation value.

Strategic Direction: 1 Promote civil society involvement in Integrated Coastal Zone Management to minimize the negative effects of coastal development in three priority corridors (Southwest Balkans, Cyrenaican Peninsula, and Mountains, Plateau