Biodiversité

Promesse de conservation des océans, objet d’une véritable surenchère quantitative, les Aires marines protégées (AMP) sont au cœur des politiques de conservation de la biodiversité marine. À partir de l’étude de 13 AMP sur 5 continents, il s’agit ici de démêler le vrai du faux...

By Colin Breen and Crystal Safadi Over the past two decades, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have emerged as one of the primary legislative initiatives used to protect the marine environment. Additionally, they are recognised as being an integral management mechanism used to address Climate Change, and can be a driver …

This Friday (24 April), the Government’s consultation on the designation of a second tranche of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) will close. Over the past 12 weeks, the Government has been asking whether it should designate 23 sites around England as Marine Conservation Zones – a type of protected area at sea.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the concrete costs and benefits of three types of protected areas within the marine environment: (i) Fish Stock Recovery Areas (FSRAs), (ii) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and (iii) areas designated as Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs).

There is evidence that FSRAs, MPAs and OECMs provide economic benefits to fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Europe.

-MSSD Factsheet: MedECC: Network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change 2019

- MSSD Factsheet: Mediterranean Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development 2018 English

- MSSD Factsheet: Trust Fund for Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) 2018 English

- MSSD Factsheet: IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas 2018 English

La force d’attraction touristique de certains sites naturels peut devenir une menace pour les écosystèmes. Se pose la question de l’équilibre entre préservation de la biodiversité et liberté humaine de profiter de la nature. Marseille, correspondance
À seulement une vingtaine de minutes de transport du centre-ville de Marseille puis à une petite heure de marche, voilà la calanque de Sugiton. Des falaises calcaires blanches plongent dans une eau limpide, au bleu peint par les rayons du soleil. Un (...)