The structure of MAP: Guaranteeing Country Ownership
•Meetings of the Contracting Parties (COPs). The
COP is the body for adopting legally binding decisions. It meets every two years.
•Bureau of the Contracting Parties. A
subordinate body comprising representatives of six contracting parties. The Bureau meets
approximately twice a year and deals with various matters in the intersessional
periods between COPs.
•The Coordinating Unit located in Athens,
Greece, which is the official Host Country of MAP. The Coordinating Unit is responsible for
supervising all activities related to MAP under the Barcelona
Convention.