MedPAN

The Mediterranean Protected Areas Network MedPAN is one of a main non-governmental organizations committed to the protection of rank in the Mediterranean.

Functioning

Founded in 2008 under the technical coordination of WWF France as well as with the help of 9 founding members, its gestation was long and goes back to the 1990s. Its headquarters are located in Marseille, France. It brings together 78 organizations managing 110 marine protected areas in 21 countries, and leads a network of experts and scientists. It gives these countries and institutions to line up and implement strategies for the certificate of the sea.