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Project Mediterranean co-ordination and dissemination of land conservation management to combat land degradation for the sustainable use of natural resources in the Mediterranean coastal zone

Project number ICA3-CT-2002-10002
Subject(s) RIGHT , AGRICULTURE
Acronym MEDCOASTLAND-NET
Geographical coverage Belgium, France, Italy, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
Budget (in €) 1305001
Programme INCO MED (FP5)
Web site http://wasamed.iamb.it/
Objectives - Objectives of the project:

- More effective dissemination of research, studies and projects carried out on Land Degradation Management (LDM) in the Mediterranean coastal zone. The network aims at providing research and project reviews, indications-guidelines to implement LDM through the assessment of interactions among major factors of resources management such as soil, water, biota, human activity, cultural resources, soil erosion, land degradation.

- Expected results:

 a) better understanding of research and research needs;

 b) better communication between players involved in landscape and soil degradation management, improved accessibility to information on relevant research;

c) better approach to real participatory ecosystem and economically-based land-soil conservation management.


- Objectives of the TN include the effectiveness of co-ordination and dissemination of research, studies and projects in Mediterranean countries on Land Degradation and Soil Conservation Management (LDSCM).

- The network aims at providing research reviews, indications and guidelines to implement LDSCM through the assessment of interaction among environmental and economic factors such as soil, water, biota, human activity, cultural resources, and socio-economics.

- The Thematic Network will:

- Establish Mediterranean-wide permanent communication structure between researchers, decision makers, users; -) Link research activities to needs arising from Mediterranean coastal zone management;

- Provide extraction of relevant knowledge (in a simple, effective and easy-to read form)and allow access to organised information;

- Provide a framework to assist regional planning.
Period [01/10/2002 - 30/09/2006]

Partners

  • ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO DI BARI - CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE HAUTES ETUDES AGRONOMIQUES MEDITERRANEENNES
    Coordinator acts as project coordinator
    Type
    Country Italy
    Web site http://www.iamb.it/iamb2005/programmi/webcreate.php?id=10&idarea=1
    Contact Mr. Cosimo LACIRIGNOLA,
    Position: Director
    Phone/fax: +39-08-04606209, 0039 080 460 62 06
    Email: lacirignola@iamb.it
  • National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
    Soils And Marine Division
    Type
    Country Egypt
    Contact Mr. Sami Abdel Rahman,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: 00 202 296 4387, 00 202 2964385
    Email: sirahman@intouch.com
  • University of Jordan
    Faculty of Agriculture
    Type
    Country Jordan
    Contact Mr. Muhammad Shatanawi,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: +62 6 5355000 ext 2540, 2580, +972 6 5355560
    Email: shatanaw@ju.edu.jo
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
    Land Use, Soil Conservation, Soil Taxonony And Gis Department - Soil Directorate
    Type
    Country Syria
    Contact Mr. Waad Ibrahim,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • Ministere de L'agriculture
    Direction de la Formation, de la Recherche et de la Vulgarisation
    Type
    Country Algeria
    Contact Mr. Mahlouf Azib,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • Village Commitee/assoc. Product. Oliv. Nakhla Watershed
    Centre de Travaux Ben-karrich
    Type
    Country Morocco
    Contact Mr. Mohamed Chakour,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • Ministere de L'agriculture
    Direction des Sols
    Type
    Country Tunisia
    Contact Mr. Amor Mtimet,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: (216) (1) 718.901 , (216) (1) 718.208
    Email:
  • General Directorate of Rural Services
    National Information Centre For Soil And Water Resources - Research Planning And Coordination Department
    Type
    Country Turkey
    Contact Mr. murat Ozden,
    Position: Dr.
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • National Council for Scientific Research
    Soil Sector
    Type
    Country Lebanon
    Contact Mr. Mouin Hamzé,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • University of Malta
    Institute Of Agriculture
    Type
    Country Malta
    Contact Mr. Anthony Scigluna-spiteri,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
  • land Research Center
    Type
    Country Palestine
    Contact Mr. Jamal Talab,
    Position:
    Phone/fax: ,
    Email:
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