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Last week, the Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture (AMNC) gathered in Cadiz, Spain, to strengthen partnerships and discuss joint projects. We explored the links between cultural practices and biodiversity, enhancing knowledge on how these connections support community wellbeing. 

Our colleague Burcu Ateş was featured in Goethe Institut’s online magazine Zeitgeister, discussing cultural landscapes and sustainable land use practices. She highlighted the connection between rural biodiversity conservation and urban life quality, drawing examples from mobile pastoralism and the Alliance for Mediterranean Nature and Culture. The interview is part of the "Inspirador" project promoting sustainable cities worldwide.

Over three days of the Cultural Landscapes Conference, we explored the cultural landscapes approach, focusing on climate crisis mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods' empowerment. AMNC partners shared their work's outcomes, fostering knowledge exchange and building new collaborations for future conservation efforts in the Mediterranean.

We’re excited to announce the upcoming Cultural Landscapes Conference, which will showcase and upscale the cultural landscapes approach and the results of AMNC’s regional work. It will highlight the cultural landscapes approach, regional achievements of AMNC, and foster future conservation collaborations in the Mediterranean, while celebrating the MAVA's legacy.

We had a productive Steering Committee meeting of the Alliance for Mediterranean Nature and Culture in Lebanon last week. We discussed strategies to strengthen cultural landscape conservation in the Mediterranean, supporting local communities.