{"id":8197,"date":"2026-05-09T10:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/projects\/otranto\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:04:12","slug":"otranto","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/projekti\/otranto\/","title":{"rendered":"Otranto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Project overview<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Transboundary CAMP Otranto project was launched to test the CAMP methodology at a transboundary scale and to strengthen cooperation between Albania and Italy in managing the Otranto Strait \u2014 an ecologically significant marine and coastal area shared by both countries. Despite different legal, natural, and socio-economic contexts, Albania and Italy face common challenges that require coordinated planning and governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAMP Otranto is the first transboundary project since the launch of the Coastal Area Management Programme in 1989.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key objectives<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAMP Otranto focused on improving ICZM and MSP at local, national and cross-border levels, with the aim to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce pollution, with a particular focus on marine litter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improve the sustainability of tourism activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect, conserve, and restore vulnerable coastal and marine ecosystems, including Natura 2000 sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promote cross-sector coordination to support sustainability and resilience in the project regions of Vlora (Albania) and Puglia (Italy)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Main results<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project findings and recommendations are summarised in the project policy brief, grounded in four expert studies developed within the project&#8217;s framework:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Feasibility Study for Area-Based Management Tools (ABMTs) in the Otranto area\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ICZM Methodological Guidance towards reaching Good Environmental Status (GES)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ICZM System and Audit Scheme (ICZM SAS)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Concept Note on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in Albania<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These outputs \u2014 together with capacity-building actions and public outreach \u2014 contributed to securing a greener future for the Otranto Strait and paved the way for future transboundary initiatives in the Mediterranean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Partnership<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albania:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Tourism and Environment of Albania\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vlora region<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puglia region<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNEP\/MAP \u2013 Barcelona Convention system:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAP\/RAC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INFO\/RAC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9071,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"project-category":[204],"project-status":[194],"class_list":["post-8197","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-category-camp","project-status-completed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/8197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-category?post=8197"},{"taxonomy":"project-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-status?post=8197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}