Web Directory

» Biodiversity Hotspots - Mediterranean Region
   Provides an overview plus in-depth information about the area's unique biodiversity, human impacts and conservation action. Includes species database, references, glossary and related links.
   http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/mediterranean/

» Desertification
   Detailed report supported by Greenpeace that examines the potential implications of global climate change for the Mediterranean region.
   http://archive.greenpeace.org/climate/science/reports/desertification.html

» Mediterranean Fruits
   The current situation of nine temperate Mediterranean fruits and nuts in the world, discussed in descending order of economic importance.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/V3-416.html

» Plan Bleu
   International effort to development and implement a sustainable development strategy for the Mediterranean region. Provides analyses of environmental and socio-economic situations and issues, reports, and plans.
   http://www.planbleu.org/

» The MEDUSA Network
   Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Plants of the Mediterranean Region.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-148.html

» Towards a Checklist of Mediterranean Lichens
   Report on an inventory project supported by the OPTIMA Commission For Lichens.
   http://www.uni-graz.at/~grubem/bocconea.htm