The MedFund

To improve the management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Mediterranean, France, Monaco, Tunisia and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation launched the initiative of an environmental fund dedicated to Mediterranean MPAs: The MedFund, created in 2015.

The MedFund is a private non-profit organization based in Monaco, that provides sustainable funding for marine biodiversity conservation. This Conservation Trust Fund raises and invests financial resources, and uses the interest yield to award grants to NGOs and to national MPA management authorities in various Mediterranean countries.

The MedFund pursues a responsible investment policy that responds to the challenges of a new, more sustainable economy around the Mediterranean basin.

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The MedFund is:

fonds environnemental

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An environmental fund that mobilizes public and private financial partners in order to ensure the sustainable financing of Mediterranean MPAs.

outil de protection de la biodiversite

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A tool for the conservation of biodiversity and marine ecosystems that improves the livelihoods of local populations.

Plateforme de coopération méditerranéenne

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A Mediterranean cooperation platform associating civil society and Mediterranean States.

The latest news…

New call for interest for Mediterranean MPAs

2024.03.22

In the framework of the joint project The MedFund / MedPAN financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and entitled “Build back a blue and stronger Mediterrane[...]

Opening of the call for interest dedicated to MPAs with a high level of protection

2023.12.07

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPu1PhuntdY&ab_channel=TheMedFund[/embed] On the occasion of the Barcelona COP 2023, an international political event dedic[...]

The MedFund publishes its annual report 2022

2023.07.18

Find out more about our achievements in 2022 in our annual report, available on the resources page. The MedFund protects 6400 km2 of MPAs in the Mediterranean, wi[...]