The modern capitalist development model, based on technology and economics, insatiably drives us towards competitiveness and the search for unrestrained riches, which stems from the old desire for patriarchal power.
Living well within the limits of the planet is the overarching goal of sustainable development.
Une soixantaine d’associations et d’institutions adhèrent à la proposition faite par la Fondation Assemblée des Citoyens et Citoyennes de la Méditerranée (FACM).
The state of the environment in Arab countries has been characterised by disparities. While the situation deteriorated in many aspects, there were advances in others, especially regarding governance.
L’eau est source de vie, « elle est en toute chose qui vit », ce qui lui confère un sens quasi-religieux.
Landscape, as an aspect of the territory, is a cultural construct. Hence in a purely phenomenological sense it has no specific systemic functions, either in the Mediterranean or anywhere else.
Dès l’Antiquité, la Méditerranée n’a cessé d’être une mer de paradoxes. Ses riverains en ont fait le principal berceau de la gastronomie et de l’art de vivre, car ils avaient l’art d’adapter ce qu’ils adoptent.
Since time immemorial, the Mediterranean has been the link between many cultures and peoples. Around its waters great civilisations or small fishing settlements have been established.
El Instituto Europeo del Mediterráneo (IEMed) y la asociación eco-union trabajan desde hace años para promover una conciencia común en favor del respeto al medio ambiente y del desarrollo sostenible.
The Mediterranean is a unique geographical and cultural area in the world comprising 22 countries and over 450 million people.