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1960’s 2013 2015 2017 2018
Creation of the France, Monaco and Official launch of M2PA 1 support for Signing of technical
st
first MPAs in the Tunisia laid the foundations to offer sustainable Mediterranean MPAs, and financial partnership
Mediterranean. for sustainable, solidarity MPA funding, extended on the initiative of France, agreements with GEF
funding of MPAs during to civil society. Monaco and Tunisia. and FFEM, and signing of
IMPAC 3 (International an agreement between the
Marine Protected Areas Oceanographic Institute and
Conference). M2PA for sustainable funding
of Mediterranean MPAs.

A SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING SYSTEM

Why have the environmental funds been such a
success? © Renaud Dupuy de la Grandrive - Djebel Moussa / Maroc

To answer this question, a discussion and experience
sharing workshop was organised by M2PA and
facilitated by the Conservation Finance Alliance and

the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

The objective was to learn about initiatives in progress
What is the M2PA Association?
around the world to establish connections between
institutional or private donors, increase cooperation
M2PA is a Monegasque association for
and exchanges between different environmental
sustainable funding of Mediterranean MPAs.
funds and help donors to get involved with a full
Created in 2015, it is an alliance for the
understanding of the issue.
Mediterranean bringing together governments,
regional organisations and NGOs, and has to
The guests of honour - the South American
date eleven members including France, the
environmental funds (Meso American Reef Fund
Government of the Principality of Monaco,
Tunisia, Morocco, Albania, Spain, the Prince and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of
Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UNEP SPA/ Environmental Funds), African environmental funds

RAC (Specially Protected Areas/Regional (Banc d’Arguin and Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
Activity Centre), MEDPAN, WWF, IUCN, the Trust Fund) and European environmental funds
Conservatoire du Littoral (French coastal (Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust) - shared their experiences.
protection authority), the PIM initiative and the All points of view were discussed thanks to the thirty

Oceanographic Institute of Monaco. different attendees - ranging from private foundations
to NGOs - and this helped to define the keys to
success to make these funds as efficient as possible.