Books, booklets and reports
You can find in this section all the booklets from the Science & Management collection published by the Tour du Valat, the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory reports and publications, the booklet about the Petit Saint-Jean Estate agro-ecological project, as well as the Technical reports of the Mediterranean Waterbird Network.
Thematic Report #1: Status and trends of species in Mediterranean wetlands
This first thematic report “Biodiversity: Status and trends of species in Mediterranean wetlands” provides detailed information on the values of wetland biodiversity in the Mediterranean, including the status and trends of species conservation, the threats they face and possible solutions to reverse negative trends. The results are illustrated with case studies of five key sites […]
Thematic Report #2: Land cover: Spatial dynamics in Mediterranean coastal wetlands from 1975 to 2005
This second thematic report: “Land cover: Spatial dynamics in Mediterranean coastal wetlands from 1975 to 2005″by the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory, which was published in 2014, shows land cover change of Mediterranean coastal wetlands from 1975 to 2005, according to a methodology developed by the GlobWetland-II project. Maps of 214 coastal wetlands, in 22 Mediterranean countries, […]
Thematic Note #1: Biodiversity in Mediterranean wetlands
This Thematic Note, a summary of the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory “Biodiversity: Status and trends of species in Mediterranean wetlands” Thematic report that was published in 2012, makes an assessment of the Mediterranean wetlands’s biodiversity at the beginning of the 21st Century. It also summarizes what needs to be done to safeguard their conservation in the future.
Thematic Note #2: Mediterranean wetlands: Status, trends and prospects
Derived from the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory report that appeared in 2012, Issues and perspectives for Mediterranean wetlands, this synthetic note describes the state of Mediterranean wetlands in the early 21st century, and proposes some paths of action that will guarantee their good conservation in the future.
Thematic Note #3: Mediterranean coastal wetlands: Evolution in land use from 1975 to 2005
This thematic note is a summary of the report “Land Cover: Spatial dynamics in Mediterranean coastal wetlands from 1975 to 2005” that was published by the Mediterranean Wetlands Observatory in 2014.