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information for environmental monitoring and planning, have been appointed by
ERS/RAC National Focal Points:
CNTS (Centre National des Techniques Spatiales), Algeria
MAP office, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ministry of Agricultural, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus
NARSS (National Authority for Remote Sensing), Egypt
MEDIAS-FRANCE - CNES, France
Ministry of the Environment - Planning Division, Israel
NCRS (National Center for Remote Sensing Lebanon:), Lebanon
LCRSS (Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Science), Lybia
leoD, Foundation for International Studies, Malta
CRTS (Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale), Morocco
IGN (Instituto Geografico Nacional) - Remote Sensing Unit, Spain
GORS (General Organization of Remote Sensing), Syria
CNT (Centre National de Teledetection], Tunisia
Ministry of Environment - Foreign Relations Department, Turkey
International Organisations (CEDARE, C.R.T.E.A.N, ESA, EURISY, GRID,
OACTS, OSS) working in the Mediterranean area have been also invited to
participate in it and to make comments and suggestions on the MERSL Web concept.
Representatives of Moroccan National Institutions (Ministere de l'Amenagement du
Territoire, de l'Environnment, de l'Urbanisme et de l'habitat; Ministere charge des
Eaux et des Forets; Institut National de recherche halieutique; Ministere de
l'Agriculture, du Developpement Rural et des Eaux et Forets) dealing with
environmental management have been invited to provide their point of view as
potential users of such an information network.
The Forum on MERSLWeb allowed to achieve some important results:
~ an overall consensus from all the participants was reached on the MERSLWeb
concept, and the Forum boosted the starting-up of its implementation, laying the
foundations for the establishment of an operational Mediterranean network. A
statement of interest witnessing this consensus was agreed upon by the
participants.
~ the discussion with Regional and International Organizations was fundamental,
since it highlighted that MERSLWeb in its first steps should aim at very targeted
and not too ambitious objectives, and in particular that the network should be
initially focused on setting up remotely sensed meta-data information at national
and regional level, according to international standards and user friendlyinterface;
~
most of the participants underlined the importance to progress in the dialogue
among national and regional participants, and that to this purpose a steering
committee composed of their representatives should be established, in order to
drive MERSLWeb towards a concrete support to decision and policy making in
the field ofthe environment and sustainable development in the Mediterranean;
~
the needs of seeking financial and operational support for implementing
MERSI.Web.
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information for environmental monitoring and planning, have been appointed by
ERS/RAC National Focal Points:
CNTS (Centre National des Techniques Spatiales), Algeria
MAP office, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ministry of Agricultural, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus
NARSS (National Authority for Remote Sensing), Egypt
MEDIAS-FRANCE - CNES, France
Ministry of the Environment - Planning Division, Israel
NCRS (National Center for Remote Sensing Lebanon:), Lebanon
LCRSS (Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Science), Lybia
leoD, Foundation for International Studies, Malta
CRTS (Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale), Morocco
IGN (Instituto Geografico Nacional) - Remote Sensing Unit, Spain
GORS (General Organization of Remote Sensing), Syria
CNT (Centre National de Teledetection], Tunisia
Ministry of Environment - Foreign Relations Department, Turkey
International Organisations (CEDARE, C.R.T.E.A.N, ESA, EURISY, GRID,
OACTS, OSS) working in the Mediterranean area have been also invited to
participate in it and to make comments and suggestions on the MERSL Web concept.
Representatives of Moroccan National Institutions (Ministere de l'Amenagement du
Territoire, de l'Environnment, de l'Urbanisme et de l'habitat; Ministere charge des
Eaux et des Forets; Institut National de recherche halieutique; Ministere de
l'Agriculture, du Developpement Rural et des Eaux et Forets) dealing with
environmental management have been invited to provide their point of view as
potential users of such an information network.
The Forum on MERSLWeb allowed to achieve some important results:
~ an overall consensus from all the participants was reached on the MERSLWeb
concept, and the Forum boosted the starting-up of its implementation, laying the
foundations for the establishment of an operational Mediterranean network. A
statement of interest witnessing this consensus was agreed upon by the
participants.
~ the discussion with Regional and International Organizations was fundamental,
since it highlighted that MERSLWeb in its first steps should aim at very targeted
and not too ambitious objectives, and in particular that the network should be
initially focused on setting up remotely sensed meta-data information at national
and regional level, according to international standards and user friendlyinterface;
~
most of the participants underlined the importance to progress in the dialogue
among national and regional participants, and that to this purpose a steering
committee composed of their representatives should be established, in order to
drive MERSLWeb towards a concrete support to decision and policy making in
the field ofthe environment and sustainable development in the Mediterranean;
~
the needs of seeking financial and operational support for implementing
MERSI.Web.