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Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Symposium on Marine

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FOREWORD<br />

The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sea is characterized by its large specific biodiversity and high rate <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

endemism. The Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Marine</strong> Vegetati<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sea, adopted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>tracting Parties to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Barcel<strong>on</strong>a C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> in<br />

1999, aims to ensure <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> protecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> marine vegetati<strong>on</strong> and vegetal<br />

assemblages in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

The enhancing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific research, with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> collaborati<strong>on</strong> between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

countries by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transferring <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> technologies and working tools and by spreading knowledge<br />

related to plant diversity, c<strong>on</strong>tributes in this way to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan.<br />

This publicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Proceedings</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Sec<strong>on</strong>d</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Marine</strong><br />

Vegetati<strong>on</strong> is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> product <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientists’ research work, exchange <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> experience and<br />

communicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> data to preserve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> comm<strong>on</strong> natural heritage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> countries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> regi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

The Regi<strong>on</strong>al Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA), by enhancing intercountry<br />

cooperati<strong>on</strong>, will c<strong>on</strong>tinue to coordinate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> efforts made to protect <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s marine vegetati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

The Director <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> RAC/SPA<br />

AVANT-PROPOS<br />

La Mer Méditerranée se caractérise par une diversité biologique spécifique<br />

particulièrement importante et remarquable avec un taux d’endémisme élevé. Ainsi le<br />

Plan d’Acti<strong>on</strong> sur la C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> de la Végétati<strong>on</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> en Mer Méditerranée, adopté<br />

par les Parties c<strong>on</strong>tractantes à la C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> de Barcel<strong>on</strong>e en 1999, vise à assurer la<br />

protecti<strong>on</strong> des formati<strong>on</strong>s et espèces végétales marines en Méditerranée.<br />

Le renforcement de la recherche scientifique, avec la collaborati<strong>on</strong> entre les pays<br />

riverains de la Méditerranée par le biais de transfert des technologies, d’outils de<br />

travail et par la diffusi<strong>on</strong> de c<strong>on</strong>naissances relatives à la diversité végétale<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tribue de cette manière à la mise en œuvre dudit Plan d’Acti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Cette publicati<strong>on</strong> des Actes du Deuxième <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g> Méditerranéen sur la<br />

Végétati<strong>on</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> c<strong>on</strong>stitue le produit de travaux de recherche de scientifiques,<br />

d’échanges d’expérience et de communicati<strong>on</strong> de d<strong>on</strong>nées en vue de c<strong>on</strong>server le<br />

patrimoine naturel commun des pays de la régi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Le Centre d’Activités Régi<strong>on</strong>ales pour les Aires Spécialement Protégées (CAR/ASP),<br />

par un renforcement des coopérati<strong>on</strong>s entre les pays c<strong>on</strong>tinuera à coord<strong>on</strong>ner les<br />

divers efforts pour la c<strong>on</strong>crétisati<strong>on</strong> de la sauvegarde de la végétati<strong>on</strong> marine du<br />

bassin méditerranéen.<br />

Le Directeur du CAR/ASP<br />

ACTES DU DEUXIEME SYMPOSIUM MEDITERRANEEN SUR LA VEGETATION MARINE (ATHENES, 12-13 DECEMBRE 2003)<br />

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