United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP MAP)

The work of the MAP—Barcelona Convention system is guided by a six-year Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) and implemented through two-year Programmes of Work and budgets adopted by the meetings of the Contracting Parties.

The UNEP/MAP Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) for 2022-2027 was adopted by the 22nd Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols (COP 22, 7-10 December 2021, Antalya, Turkey).

The strategy is aligned with the Rio+20 Outcome Document and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets as part of the delivery of the UNEP/MAP mandate.

Underpinning the UNEP/MAP’s role as an integrator of global processes at the regional level, the strategy encompasses contributions to the implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement, the UN Decade of Action for the SDGs, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.