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Mediterranean Sea Literacy: adapting ocean literacy principles to the Mediterranean region

The Mediterranean Sea region is the cradle of modern civilization, a biodiversity hotspot, the most visited touristic area and home to over 460 million people. Increasing stresses due to tourism, fishing, coastal development, pollution, shipping and climate change are threatening the fragile Mediterranean Sea ecosystem. Sustainable development of the Mediterranean region is integrated in the most important development plans concerning this area e.g. Mediterranean Action Plan, Plan Bleu. Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) was developed as a tool in order to understand the services provided by the Mediterranean Sea, its connection to people and to help understand the need for sustainable development in this region. It was developed following the form of Ocean Literacy principles. A draft version of MSL consists of 7 principles and 46 concepts which describe different aspects of the Mediterranean Sea and its connection to people and society. Mediterranean Sea Literacy provides fundamental knowledge about the Mediterranean Sea to educators, teachers, scientists, NGOs, blue economy and business sector, policy makers and general public, thus helping to raise awareness and achieve a blue and sustainable Mediterranean region at all levels of society.

ocean literacy, Mediterranean

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