Our story

Since 1970, almost half of the natural Mediterranean wetlands have been lost due to human activities such as agricultural intensification, urban sprawl and water resources overexploitation. Wetlands play a crucial role in providing essential ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, flood regulation, and biodiversity support.

Recognizing the urgent need to protect and enhance these natural habitats, the Euro-MED Wetland4Change aims at restoring and conserving Mediterranean wetlands through innovative, science-based solutions. By implementing wetland-based strategies for carbon sequestration and flood regulation.

The project was initiated with 6 partners from 5 countries and has now welcomed 5 more partners with new sites to transfer the methodologies that has been developed in the first phase of the project

BULGARIA – LEAD PARTNER  University of Forestry, Faculty of Ecology and Landscape Architecture (UF) – Lead partner

GREECE Goulandris Natural History Museum/ Greek Biotope – Wetland Centre (EKBY)

SPAIN University of Valencia (UVEG)

ITALY Mediterranean Sea and Coast Foundation (MEDSEA)

FRANCE Tour du Valat (TdV)

SPAIN University of Malaga (UMA)

Transfer partners

BULGARIA Via Pontica Foundation

GREECE Networks of Cities With Lakes

SPAIN Andalusian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces

ITALY Natural Regional Park of Ugento

FRANCE GIP Seine-Aval