Algeria- France - Italy - Morocco- Spain

Phases I & II

Conservation Activities - Phase I

Assembling and reviewing data of identified sea turtle nesting events in Algeria.

Monitoring marine turtle nests’ temperatures
Assessment of beach quality for nesting and incubation of new potential nesting areas
Updating the National Strategy for the conservation of Marine Turtles in Spain.

Partners:

Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (Spain)

Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya (Spain).

Ministère de l'Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables (MEER, Algeria)

Haut-Commissariat et Forêts (Maroc)

Coordinator national (Algeria): Mr Mouloud Benabdi

Coordinator national (Morocco): Mr Mustapha Aksissou

Monitoring of known nesting sites & exploration of new beaches to identify possible new nesting sites.

Reinforce the national stranding network and collect stranding data.
Establishment and adoption of National Action Plan for the conservation of seaturtles in Algeria & Morocco.

Partners:

Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (Spain)

Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya (Spain).

Association Herpetologica of Spain (AHE)

Ministère de l'Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables (MEER, Algeria)

Haut-Commissariat et Forêts (Morocco)

Coordinator national (Algeria): Mr. Mouloud Benabdi

Coordinator national (Morocco): Mr. Mustapha Aksissou