27/08/2025
๐ก The ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ project was presented in the International series "๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป", during the session โ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ on July 30, 2025 ๐
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 worldโs most biodiverse marine region, often called the โAmazon of the seas.โ
During the session, Francesco De Franco, from the Management Consortium of Torre Guaceto, highlighted how ENGAGE is working in the South AdriaticโIonian Strait to:
๐น Develop a transboundary Marine Protected Area for highly mobile species
๐น Combine science, governance, politics, and community engagement to ensure effective protection
๐น Share lessons from cross-border cooperation between Italy, Albania, and Montenegro
๐ช๐บ ENGAGE continues to serve as a practical model for enhancing cooperation, resilience, and sustainability across the AdriaticโIonian region, contributing to the global effort to protect our shared marine ecosystems!
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