December 2021 - December 2024 / 37 months
The overall objective of the Project is to support the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention to implement the Priority Goals stated in the newly updated Regional Strategy for the Conservation of Mediterranean Monk Seal. This will be done in synergy with the IMAP and the Ecosystem Approach…
April 2021 - September 2023 / 30 months
The Project aims to enhance and strengthen the nation-wide participatory "Mediterranean Seal Information & Rescue Network" AFBIKA, to obtain seal sighting data and mitigate negative interactions between humans and monk seals, especially illegal cave penetrations. Monitoring…
April 2021 - March 2023 / 2 years
The Mediterranean monk seal is catalogued as endangered by the IUCN and its estimated population worldwide is ca. 700-800 animals. Greece, Cyprus and Turkey still maintain a large population of the species, with around 350-450 individuals. Even if considered as one, the reality is that this…
April 2021 - March 2024 / 3 years
This project aims to prepare countries of the Eastern Adriatic for the return of the monk seals by creating structures and capacities for the protection of the species. The preparation for the project started in 2017 when MOm, supported by EuroNatur (EN), carried out a monitoring of the population…
April 2021 - April 2024 / 37 months
The project aims to improve the conservation status of the species in the region, to survey the full archipelago to identify potential monk seal habitats and mitigate negative interactions with humans. It also focuses on removal of marine litter in caves and awareness-raising activities to inform…
March 2021 - February 2024 / 3 years
The Inner Ionian Sea Archipelago, occupying 866 km2 along the west coast of Greece, offers critical habitat to a complement of coastal marine mammals - the common dolphin, the bottlenose dolphin, and the Mediterranean monk seal – all subjected to variable levels of threat. Despite…
February 2021 - December 2023 / 35 months
The project is taking place in the National Marine Park of Alonissos N. Sporades (which is considered one of the “friendliest” areas for the Monk Seal in the Mediterranean) and in the neighboring areas of Skopelos, Skiathos, Pelion and Evia, and Lichadonisia islets. MOm works on…
January 2021 - December 2023 / 3 years
The main objective of the Monk Seal Conservation Program developed at Cabo Blanco peninsula is to improve the conservation status of this endangered species in the region and globally. The main and most essential element to provide protection to the monk seal colony is the permanent surveillance of…