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June 2025 — CIESM actively contributed to high-level diplomatic and scientific efforts for ocean protection, from Monaco to Nice and Villeneuve-sur-Mer. Through a mix of official UNOC5 sessions…

June 2025 — For the second consecutive year, CIESM was honored to contribute to the Elafonisos Eco Week, an international event that resonates deeply with the Commission’s mission…

May 2025 — CIESM Director General Dr. Laura Giuliano recently led an institutional mission to Cyprus. The purpose of the visit was to deepen cooperation with national institutions…

March 2025 — CIESM participated in a recent expert meeting on the use of space-based data to support marine research and ocean conservation efforts….

March 2025 — CIESM took part in the regional event “Lionfish in the Mediterranean II” held in Athens, Greece, gathering over 40 experts, institutions, and policy representatives to…

March 2025 — the newly elected Chairs of CIESM’s six Scientific Committees met for the first time. This key meeting focused on defining the main research priorities that…

March 2025 — The Mediterranean basin faces a variety of marine geohazards that threaten both human settlements and natural ecosystems which are expected to intensify under the influence…

February 2025 — Marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea and Beyond – Workshop Monographs n°51…

CIESM’s role in sustainable marine governance was highlighted during a United Nations-led workshop on the BBNJ Agreement (Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond…

December 2024, a comprehensive catalogue of Mediterranean water mass acronyms, developed under the guidance of the CIESM C2 Committee on the Physics and Climate of the Ocean, has…

According to Prof. Frederic Briand, who in his capacity of special Envoy of the Prince of Monaco acted as main negotiator throughout, the battle was especially rude….