UNEP - Mediterranean Action Plan

The UNIP/MAP is a regional cooperative effort involving 21 countries bordering the

Mediterranean Sea, as well as the European Union. Through the MAP, these Contracting

Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols are determined to meet the challenges of

protecting the marine and coastal environment while boosting regional and national plans to

achieve sustainable development.

The 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, the European Community, France, Greece, Israel, Italy,

Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.