The project BLUE LAND, Participatory model for the sustainable management of marine and coastal resources and for cross border habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services Safeguard, aims to define, develop and implement a management model of ecosystems through a participatory process, involving institutions, businesses, scientists, and citizens.

The Launching Conference will be held on 7 May in Tirana (Albania) and will be attended by the General Secretary of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gazmend Barbullushi, and the Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mr. Blendi Klosi.

Lead partner is the National Agency of Protected Areas (AL). Project partners are: Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania (AL); Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (ME); University of Montenegro - Institute of Marine Biology (ME); International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies -Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (IT); Cooperative Research Institute (IT).