European Commission, Directorate General for the Environment, LIFE Third Countries 2003

Contact Person: Mr Bruno Julien

MedWet Coordination Unit

Country: Greece

Contact Person: Mr Nejib Benessaiah

Partner 1

Name:  Direction Générale des Fôrets,                                   Départment du Ministère de l' Agriculture

Country:  Algerie

Contact Person: Mr Salah Bourahla

Partner 3                                                                       Name: Direction Générale des Fôrets,                                  Départment du Ministère de l' Agriculture

Country: Tunisie

Contact Person: Mr  Ahmed Ridha Fekih

* Reinforce the participating countries' capacity building on a national level, to help enable them to implement policies for the conservation and wise use of their wetland resources

* Reinforce capacity building on the local level by strengthening the potential socio-economic assets of the sites

*Improve the economy of the local communities

* Focal Units for the wetlands in each of the participating countries are fully established and working efficiently

* Exchange of information and expertise
* Update and launch mananagement plans for the three selected sites

* Socio-economic activity, at least one, developed in each selected site

* Support the organisation of the Focal Units in each of the three countries

* Train the technical personnel and site managers in the fields of wetland management and collection of data for monitoring

* Update the existing management plans of Merja Zerga, Morocco and Sebkhat El Kelbia, Tunisia

* Develop management plan for Reghaia, Algeria

*Organise and implement a scientific monitoring programme for the principal ecologic parameters for the three sites

* Establish and equip Environmental Education Centres in the three sites

* Develop and reinforce eco-tourism in the three sites

* Organise exchange programmes for the managers of the sites

* Organise exhibitions and create publications on a regional level

March 2004: 1st report on the meetings of the Focal Units

June   2004: 1st report, to the EU, on the advance payment

Sept   2004: 2nd report on the meetings of the Focal Units

Febr   2005: 3rd report on the meetings of the Focal Units

June   2005: 4th report on the meetings of the Focal Units; intermediate report to the EU

Dec    2005: 5th report on the meetings of the Focal Units

June   2006: 2nd report t on the advance payment

Dec    2006: Final report to the EU

* Visit of EU delegation to Sebkhat el Kelbia, Tunis, 30 May 2006

*Plan de gestion des Marais de Reghaia