In 2009, the Tour du Valat hosted the meeting that finalised the Mediterranean ecosystems profile, which would open the path to 5 years of investments by the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF) in favour of Mediterranean biodiversity through its support for a civil society organisation.
After this first successful phase, the CEPF has decided to commit to a second phase of investment that will last five years and mobilise $8.5 million.
Almost 9 years after that initial meeting, the Tour du Valat hosted a meeting of the CEPF Mediterranean Advisory Committee from 12 to 14 March in order to discuss and shape the priorities of this second phase of investment, which will focus on 5 major themes: plant protection, the promotion of regional networks, and the preservation of three key biodiversity ecosystems: coastal ecosystems, freshwater habitats, and managed landscapes.