Social fall out

GENMEDOC is not only a scientific project, but a project with numerous social, political and, especially, environmental repercussions.

- By inducing the training and employment of young technicians (with an important feminine presence) and through contracts and stages, new positions in the European Community have been created. The participation of three universities and five biodiversity conservation centres constitutes a qualified operative core which enables the creation of a solid base to avoid an exodus of the new work forces from the region.

- The development of conservation strategies for genetic resources and the establishment of seed banks for autochthonous flora are recent developments in the Mediterranean area. The newly-created network and the cooperation between institutions from different regions in the MEDOCC area make possible the adoption of common methodologies previously inexistent, and have permitted (and continue to permit) the exchange of information. The result of this collaboration should be the development of coherent common directives for the entire Mediterranean basin and the adoption of territory development policies respectful of biodiversity conservation.
- The indirect, but not less important, consequence of the correct management of territory and natural heritage protection is the development and consolidation of a kind of rural tourism respectful of biodiversity (green tourism), thus building up a diversified offer which will reduce tourist pressure on the coast.

The diffusion of this project, including seminars, brochures and a CD-Rom, brings and will bring plenty of useful information for those involved in biodiversity management as well as for the society in which we live (TV, press, radio, Internet).

Diffusion and sensitization: a binomial winner.