The Mediterranean Biodiversity Project (MBP) is a joint effort between the Greene Foundation and governments of Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Malta, Italy and France, with the joint goal of restoring biodiversity to the various Mediterranean Islands. This Includes reintroducing species that had fallen into extinction as well as protecting creatures already present and installing protections for the unique island ecosystems.
So far the Project has proved successful, with the influx of unique and rare wildlife resulting in a tourism boom and influx of money to the economy.
Managed Species
Armathia
- Armathian Golden Hamster
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
Corsica
- Asoriculus similis
- Corsican Battle Beasts (378)
- Corsican Brook Salamander
- Corsican Bruineen
- Corsican Dragons (66)
- Corsican Fae Beasts (1,500)
- Corsican Hydras (130)
- Corsican Microdragons (767)
- Corsican Nuthatch
- Corsican Otter
- Corsican Pterocrocs (544)
- Corsican Pterovaranids (838)
- Cyrnaonyx antiqua
- Fire Salamander
- Hermann's Tortoise
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Mouflon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Praemegaceros cazioti
- Red Deer
- Red Kite
- Sardinian Dhole
- Sardinian Eagle
- Sardinian Giant Otter
- Sardinian Grison
- Sardinian Macaque
- Sardinian Owl
- Sardolutra ichnusae
- Tyrrhenian Field Rat
- Tyrrhenian Mole
- Tyrrhenian Otter
- Tyrrhenian Vole
Crete
- Bate’s Large Mouse
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Candiacervus cretensis
- Candiacervus devosi
- Candiacervus dorothensis
- Candiacervus listeri
- Candiacervus major
- Candiacervus rethymensis
- Candiacervus reumeri
- Caspian Turtle
- Common Bottlenose Dolphin
- Common Chameleon
- Common Stingray
- Cretan Ammondosaur
- Cretan Battle Beasts (1,607)
- Cretan Bruineen
- Cretan Deer
- Cretan Dragons (333)
- Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus
- Cretan Eagle
- Cretan Fae Beasts (1,780)
- Cretan Giant Bruineen
- Cretan Giant Rat
- Cretan Hydras (225)
- Cretan Mammoth
- Cretan Marsh Frog
- Cretan Microdragons (1,430)
- Cretan Otter
- Cretan Owl
- Cretan Pterocrocs (752)
- Cretan Pterovaranids (769)
- Cretan Shrew
- Cretan Thrush
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture
- Great Hammerhead
- Greek Tortoise
- Green Sea Turtle
- Lammergeier
- Lanner Falcon
- Levantine Freshwater Crab
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Long-eared Hedgehog
- Mediterranean Crane
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Peregrine Falcon
- Sperm Whale
Cyclades Islands
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Zonites santoriniensis
- Zonites siphnicus
Cyprus
- Blunt-nosed Viper
- Common Bent-winged Bat
- Cypriot Genet
- Cypriot Mouse
- Cyprus Battle Beasts (676)
- Cyprus Bruineen
- Cyprus Dragons (89)
- Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus
- Cyprus Elephant
- Cyprus Fae Beasts (1,100)
- Cyprus Hydras (71)
- Cyprus Microdragons (895)
- Cyprus Pterocrocs (632)
- Cyprus Pterovaranids (555)
- Cyprus Whip Snake
- European Tarantula
- Fin Whale
- Greater Flamingo
- Green Sea Turtle
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Mediterranean Crane
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Mouflon
- Sperm Whale
- Striped Dolphin
Ibiza (Balearic Archipelago)
- Ibiza Rail
- Ibiza Viper
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
Kasos
- Kasos Deer
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
Majorca and Menorca (Balearic Archipelago)
- Athene vallgornerensis
- Balearic Giant Tortoise
- Balearic Goral
- Balearic Owl
- Balearic Shearwater
- Booted Eagle
- Egyptian Vulture
- Grus primigenia
- Hermann's Tortoise
- Hypnomys mahonensis
- Lilford's Wall Lizard
- Majorcan Hare
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Mediterranean Tree Frog
- Minorcan Giant Dormouse
- Moroccan Rock Lizard
- Nesiotites hidalgo
Malta
- European Bee-eater
- European Roller
- Greater Flamingo
- Giant Maltese Lizard
- Maltese Dwarf Hippopotamus
- Maltese Freshwater Crab
- Maltese Hydras (106)
- Maltese Otter
- Maltese Wall Lizard
- Mediterranean Crane
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
Pianosa
- Dwarf Aurochs
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
Santo Stefano Island
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Santo Stefano Lizard
Sardinia
- Common Bent-winged Bat
- Crested Porcupine
- Cuvier's Beaked Whalee
- Dwarf Sardinian Mammoth
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture
- Long-fingered Bat
- Fin Whale
- Greater Flamingo
- Green Sea Turtle
- Lammergeier
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Mediterranean Crane
- Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Mehely's Horseshoe Crab
- Mouflon
- Praemegaceros cazioti
- Sardinian Battle Beasts (745)
- Sardinian Bruineen
- Sardinian Dhole
- Sardinian Dragons (91)
- Sardinian Eagle
- Sardinian Fae Beasts (1,664)
- Sardinian Giant Otter
- Sardinian Grison
- Sardinian Hydras (88)
- Sardinian Long-eared Bat
- Sardinian Macaque
- Sardinian Microdragons (977)
- Sardinian Owl
- Sardinian Pika
- Sardinian Pterocrocs (571)
- Sardinian Pterovaranids (749)
- Sardolutra ichnusae
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin
- Sperm Whale
- Striped Dolphin
- Wild Horse
Sicily
- Albacore
- Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
- Atlantic Bonito
- Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
- Crested Porcupine
- Cygnus falconeri
- Dwarf Sicilian Elephant
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- European Pine Martin
- European Wildcat
- Fin Whale
- Golden Eagle
- Great White Shark
- Greater Flamingo
- Mediterranean Crane
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Mediterranean Spearfish
- Peregrine Falcon
- Roe Deer
- Sicilian Battle Beasts (822)
- Sicilian Bruineen
- Sicilian Dragons (77)
- Sicilian Dwarf Hippopotamus
- Sicilian Fae Beasts (1,483)
- Sicilian Giant Tortoise
- Sicilian Hydras (74)
- Sicilian Microdragons (799)
- Sicilian Pterocrocs (637)
- Sicilian Pterovaranids (648)
- Sicilian Wolf
- Sperm Whale
- Swordfish
Tilos
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Cory’s Shearwater
- European Bee-eater
- European Rabbit
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Mediterranean Monk Seal
- Peregrine Falcon
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin
- Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
- Striped Dolphin
- Tilos Elephant
- (Tilos Elephant)
Effects
Since the reintroductions and protections given to the local wildlife, farmers report a greater and more productive crop yield. Most residents of the islands say they are happy to see the variety of life thriving outside, and many people have been able to secure well paying jobs as tour guides or other wildlife-centric careers.
In Sicily the return of forested areas has caused the island to steadily begin experiencing more rainfall and a cooler climate