The Mediterranean library of knowledge
Explore the ENI CBC Med Programme's library of deliverables: a comprehensive digital repository of diverse resources tailored for the Mediterranean region. Discover in-depth studies, innovative strategies, and practical tools spanning tools addressing key environmental, economic, and social issues. The library is your go-to source to find valuable knowledge to inspire new collaborative projects driving fair, sustainable and inclusive development across the Mediterranean.
MedBEESinessHubs: consolidated report on the economic value of the bee-economy concept
The objective of this report is to underline similarities and differences observed in the five Mediterranean countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine) of MedBEESinessHubs project and to help decision-makers to formulate plans for developing a more economically robust honey industry in each country and at the Mediterranean level.
MedBEESinessHubs: Mapping the honeybee policy frameworks at cross border level in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
As part of the MedBEESinessHubs project, the following documents provide information on key policy instruments at the national or regional level that are directly or indirectly related to beekeeping sector in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine.
MedBEESinessHubs: Mapping the honeybee producers in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
One of the key objectives of MedBEESinessHubs is to support the economies of five deprived rural communities by empowering and networking local people, especially the youth, in developing handicraft honeybee products businesses and tourism services networks, hence contributing to build a Mediterranean Bee-economy.
The following documents present a mapping of honeybee producers in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine, with a brief description of the companies and their products.
MedBEESinessHubs: regional studies on the economic value of networking around the honeybee products in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
MedBEESinessHubs project intends to contribute to the development of an actual Mediterranean BEE-economy by connecting clusters in five countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Italy) and going a lot further than just producing and selling honey, considering a vast range of side products, from cosmetics to handcrafting souvenirs and even to the consolidation of “bee-tourism".
This section contains some regional studies on the economic value of networking around the honeybee products in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon and Palestine. These reports identify the key actors and functions within the honey industries, highlight their strengths and constraints, and identify opportunities to improve the industry’s productivity and profitability.
MedBEESinessHubs: Bee Economy concept incorporated in European and national policies in Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine
The main objective of MedBEESinessHubs project is to protect the bees, by adopting a new approach relying on the notion bee economy, thereby positioning individual incomes with the necessity to protect the bees and preserving biodiversity as a source of economic wellbeing in rural areas.
The incorporation of the Bee economy concept in the national policies can impact positively the sustainable development of rural areas, the preservation of the environment, tackling economic issues such as youth and female unemployment, and environmental issues. In this section there are reports relating to the Bee Economy concept incorporated in European and national policies of the countries participating in the project, namely Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon, Palestine.
MedBEESinessHubs: Policy document incorporating the Bee Economy concept in European and national policies
The MedBEESinessHubs project aims to protect the bees, managed and wild, by taking a different approach from that of existing policies, that stems from the notion of creating local economies that depend on the bees, thereby aligning individual incomes with the necessity to protect the bees and lead to a result of preserving biodiversity as a source of economic wellbeing. To achieve this objective, the project has undertaken several good practises at the level of pilot implementation, as illustrated in this document, which is a consolidation report of the five regional policy suggestion reports prepared and submitted for each region participating in the project (Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Italy).
CRE@CTIVE's Exploring Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear (TCFL) Industries: SWOT Insights Across 6 Regions
Explore the SWOT analysis of the Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear (TCFL) industries across six regions. Discover the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats shaping the TCFL sectors in Egypt, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Jordan, and Palestine. These documents offer valuable insights for strategic planning and decision-making in the dynamic Mediterranean TCFL landscape.
Analysis of the Textile, Clothing, Leather & Foootwear (TCFL) sectors in the Mediterranean region
The CRE@CTIVE project presents comprehensive sectorial studies delving into the Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear (TCFL) industries across six regions: Egypt, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Jordan, and Palestine. These studies, available as PDF documents, meticulously analyze the TCFL sectors within each CRE@CTIVE region, offering invaluable insights into their economic landscapes, market dynamics, and growth potentials. Whether you're a stakeholder, policymaker, or industry enthusiast, these documents serve as essential resources for understanding and navigating the intricate fabric of TCFL sectors in the Med region.
MedArtSal - Interest and attitude towards salt-related tourism experiences in salinas: a demand - side study in Italy
In the framework of MedArtSal project, a study was carried out to explore Italians' interest in the preferred types of salt-related tourism activities and experiences that salinas might implement to diversify their business by entering the tourism and hospitality sector. This document illustrates the methodology of the study and its findings, which provide useful information to salinas manager, policymakers, destination marketers and tourism stakeholders being somehow interested in boosting their positioning in the salt-related tourism market, a market that seems to be still in its quite early stage in Italy (as shown by the huge number of respondents that have never visited salinas).
Sustainable Management Model for Mediterranean Artisanal Salinas (final report)
This document describes the MedArtSal management model for the sustainability of Mediterranean artisanal salinas, from a new business model to an environmental-base innovation. This model promotes the adoption of innovative sustainable actions in artisanal salinas and is made up of good practices, commerce, biodiversity and ecosystem service preservation, as well as other services. The purpose of the document is to present the final version of the MedArtSal model and all the hands-on tools for fostering the application of the model suggestions and best practices, developed with a collaborative approach and support of several salinas from the project countries (Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Lebanon).
MedArtSal Handbook of good practices for coastal salt pans - final report
The MedArtSal project promotes the sustainable development of artisanal salinas in Italy, Spain, Lebanon and Tunisia, through the MedArtSal Model, which identifies and encourages the adoption of innovative sustainable actions in Mediterranean artisanal saltworks. This handbook provides information, research and innovative tools on sustainable actions that fall under the MedArtSal Model and support good practices and efforts in the salt flats through diversification of services, commerce, biodiversity preservation, ecosystem services and tourism. There are four sections covering key topics, including environmental quality and biodiversity, the diversification of goods and services in salt flats, best practices for governance and a final section showcasing case studies of salinas projects funded under MedArtSal in Italy, Lebanon, Spain and Tunisia.
MedArtSal Governance analysis for coastal salt pans
The MedArtSal project, addressing common challenges in four Mediterranean regions (Italy, Spain, Lebanon and Tunisia), promotes the development of a sustainable and adaptable management model, fostering the territorial valorisation of artisanal salinas. This report entitled “Analysis of the regulatory framework and governance of salinas in the Mediterranean region: the cases of Tunisia, Italy, Lebanon, and Spain” provides an overview of governance, planning and regulations affecting the management of artisanal solar evaporation salinas in the Mediterranean.