This directory was compiled under auspices of a UNEP financed protect as a product of ASFIS. FAQ circulated institution register forms to marine environmental centres in the region as identified by the UNEP Mediterranean Coordinating Unit (Athens). The replies were entered into the Institutions Register of ASFIS, which had been modified to conform with UNEP Regional Seas needs. Every effort has been made by the Secretariat of UNEP and FAQ to contact all institutions included in previous editions of the Directory as well as some new ones. Those institutions which completed the new questionnaire were also invited to verify the information before printing. Nevertheless, there will be some erroneous information and some institutions of relevance to the Programme may have been omitted