27/08/2025
💡 The 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗚𝗘 project was presented in the International series "𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲: 𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", during the session “𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” on July 30, 2025 🗓
The event was organized by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) - a partnership of six countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste) working together to safeguard the world’s most biodiverse marine region, often called the “Amazon of the seas.”
During the session, Francesco De Franco, from the Management Consortium of Torre Guaceto, highlighted how ENGAGE is working in the South Adriatic–Ionian Strait to:
🔹 Develop a transboundary Marine Protected Area for highly mobile species
🔹 Combine science, governance, politics, and community engagement to ensure effective protection
🔹 Share lessons from cross-border cooperation between Italy, Albania, and Montenegro
🇪🇺 ENGAGE continues to serve as a practical model for enhancing cooperation, resilience, and sustainability across the Adriatic–Ionian region, contributing to the global effort to protect our shared marine ecosystems!
Interreg IPA South Adriatic 🇪🇺