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Divulgamos aqui um projecto sobre ecomuseus, designado por ECOMEMAQ. Trata-se de um projecto financiado pela União Europeia e que está a ser desenvolvido desde 2006 na área do Mediterrâneo, especialmente em áreas costeiras e ilhas. É um projecto de carácter internacional e conta com a participação dos seguintes parceiros:National Technical University of AthensUniversity of Studies of Bari, IAMBRegion of CretePIT DEMETRACOPPEMIAMBEnvironmental General Authority of LibyaUm dos objectivos do projecto:- Desenvolver nas áreas do Mediterrâneo Maquis uma Rede ecológica com carácter transnacional e relevância para a Comunidade, no sentido de aumentar e trocar o conhecimento e a informação dos territórios participantes. As áreas de especial enfoque são a ecologia e a biologia da espécies que combinadas com a utilização de metodologias inovadoras poderão promover a gestão ambiental e desenvolvimento sustentável dos territórios.ECOMUSEUM DISTRICTS NETWORK OF THE MEDITERRANEAN MAQUISMain project objective is to promote the acquaintance of the Mediterranean Maquis, a patrimony of inestimable value common to all Mediterranean insular and coastal areas and to protect and valorise this by way of a shared policy and methodology of sustainable management.The project  proposes the development of a reticular system, the “Ecomuseum District”, in which several pilot project will be implemented and a stable network will be created, taking due account of transfer of knowledge and experiences to (northern) African countries. Main objectives of the ECOMEMAQ project:- To Develop one ecological Network among areas of the Mediterranean Maquis with a transnational and Community relevance able to increase and exchange the knowledge and information of the participating territories in the ecology and the biology of species and in innovative methodologies for environmental management and sustainable development of the territories.- To enhance the involvement of public institutions participating in ECOMEMAQ in order to increase the number and quality of public actions addressed to the safeguard of the Mediterranean Maquis, supplying them with best practice knowledge based on project’s pilot experiences.- To create and test the Ecomuseum District Management Model for the protection and valorization of the Mediterranean Maquis,  intended to increase the safeguard of this heritage in accordance with the sustainable development of the territories and to produce better knowledge of the value of this natural heritage by the local stakeholders and inhabitants. Para saber mais sobre o projecto ECOMEMAQ:More about the ECOMEMAQ project:http://www.ecomemaq.ntua.gr/