On the occasion of the International Conference The Protection and Sustainable Development of the Mediterranean- Black Sea Ecosystem, held in Venice at the Scuola Grande di S. Giovanni Evangelista on 24, 25 and 26 May 2007, promoted and organised by ICEF. ICEF presents this document for the attention of all the participants. This is not a political document but merely a policy and scientific one based on the commitment and responsibility of its promoting b