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La Commission pour la conservation de la faune et la flore marines de l'Antarctique, qui regroupe 26 pays et l'UE, a échoué à trouver un accord pour instaurer de nouvelles aires marines protégées, malgré la fonte accélérée des glaces autour du pôle Sud, ont annoncé vendredi des ONG de défense de l'environnement.
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Un accord crucial, qui régira la création d'aires marines protégées ou le partage des ressources génétiques marines. C'est la première fois que le grand large, plus précisément les zones situées au-delà de 200 milles nautiques (370 kilomètres) des côtes, sera réglementé. A l'extérieur des zones économiques exclusives (ZEE), la haute mer, qui représente 60 % des océans, n'était jusque-là soumise à aucune juridiction.
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A la veille de cette conclusion tant espérée, plusieurs contentieux étaient toujours sur la table : procédure de création des aires marines protégées, modalité de mise en œuvre des études d’impact sur l’environnement des activités envisagées en haute mer, ou encore partage des potentiels bénéfices issus des ressources marines génétiques.
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Il s’agit d’un forum mondial qui réunit des professionnels de la conservation des océans et des fonctionnaires de haut niveau pour enrichir les connaissances concernant les aires marines protégées, ainsi que donner des idées et prendre des mesures en ce sens.
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Un mois après le One Ocean Summit, le monde de la mer est de nouveau au cœur des préoccupations. Des discussions en vue d'un traité de protection de la biodiversité océanique ont repris lundi 7 mars…
"Abritant près de 5 millions d’oiseaux marins, elle a été découverte grâce à une étude collaborative menée par BirdLife International, dont la LPO est le représentant officiel en France"
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It is becoming increasingly clear that humankind must do more to protect our ocean. It generates about half of the planet’s oxygen, regulates our climate, and is home to 80% of all life on Earth. Yet, ocean health is critically threatened by human activities that are driving the collapse of fisheries, the loss of biodiversity, and the acidification of seawater.
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A healthy Ocean is critical for achieving sustainable development goals but the Ocean is threatened by multiple stressors. There is a global call to increase the coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs) from 10% to at least 30% by 2030. France, a major actor for marine conservation with the second largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world, with territories in all Ocean basins but the Arctic, aims at reaching the 30% by 2022, for which one third shall include a strong protection status. However, the strategy to reach this twofold target faces two challenges. First, while some standards exist to classify the levels of protection, France is currently using a case specific, loose approach to define strong protection. Second, there is no criteria that addresses the representativeness of the protection across French Ocean basins. Here, we assess the protection levels of the 524 French MPAs and their distribution across territories and habitats. While 33.7% of France’s waters are covered by an MPA, 12.5% of these areas do not impose regulations stronger inside than outside. Full and high levels of protection, the most effective for biodiversity conservation, represent only 1.6% of French waters and are unevenly distributed across Ocean basins and habitats, with 80.5% concentrated in a single territory.
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We will take a closer look at some of the issues of addressing plastic pollution in Marine Protected Areas, through a number of case studies across Europe. The session will bring together EU policy makers, European MPA managers, representatives from the private sector, and other stakeholders, to discuss the challenges and potential ways forward.
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Review recommends introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas as essential for marine protection and recovery. An independent review led by former Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon, and published today on World Ocean Day, is calling for the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters. The review was commissioned on last year’s world ocean day by then Environment Secretary Michael Gove as part of the Government’s drive to protect our waters. These highly protected marine areas would enable a greater recovery of the marine ecosystem and enhance the Government’s commitment to a national ‘Blue Belt’, which has already seen an area of 92,000 square km protected - 40% of English seas.
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Monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) is critical for the success of marine conservation and management. This raises specific challenges in the deep and distant waters of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), which is characterised by a fragmented governance framework and reliance on flag States to ensure control over vessels. States at the United Nations are currently negotiating an international legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of the biological diversity of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction and there is a growing interest in how MCS tools and policies can contribute to the management of this vast global commons.
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new agreement is being negotiated under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide legally binding mechanisms to protect the marine environment and to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of marine biodiversity on the high seas (international waters in areas beyond national jurisdiction) (1). One of the suggested objectives in the current draft text is to “apply an approach that builds ecosystem resilience to the adverse effects of climate change” when applying area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs).
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University researchers say climate change needs to be taken into greater account when it comes to the creation and management of marine protected areas. Derek Tittensor, an associate professor in Dalhousie University's biology department, was lead author of the recently released paper on the topic.
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Dans le cadre de la 8ème conférence annuelle « Our Océan », qui se tient actuellement au Panama avec des experts et ministres du monde entier, la France a officiellement rejoint le jeudi 2 mars 2023 le Corridor Marin de Conservation du Pacifique tropical Est (CMAR).
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Des experts et ministres du monde entier se réunissent, ces jeudi et vendredi, à Panama, à l’occasion de la 8e conférence « Notre Océan », dont l’objectif est de donner un cadre à l'« économie bleue » pour l’exploitation durable et la protection des mers.
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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.
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Les ministres de l'Atlantique du Nord-Est se sont réunis pour renouveler et étendre leurs engagements en faveur de la protection et de la conservation de l'Atlantique du Nord-Est et de ses ressources. Les 15 pays représentés à la réunion sont tous signataires de la convention OSPAR, ainsi que l'Union européenne. La réunion a désigné une nouvelle aire marine protégée (AMP) en haute mer pour la protection des oiseaux de mer plus grande que la masse terrestre du Royaume-Uni et de l'Allemagne réunis. Une nouvelle Stratégie pour le milieu marin de l’Atlantique du Nord-est a également été adoptée.
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Marine mammals play a crucial role in marine ecosystem function and climate change resilience by sequestering carbon through the consumption of energy rich plankton and fish. They provide valuable ecosystem services such as ecotourism. Conserving marine mammals provides significant economic, social and cultural benefits to coastal communities.
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Marine protected areas will be important for achieving the ocean Sustainable Development Goals. The ocean quietly unites global communities in a profound way. And yet, the ocean faces more threats today than ever before in history. The facts and predictions are staggering. More than 25 per cent of the world’s fisheries are overfished, and most are operating at a maximum sustainable level with no room for those fisheries to expand.
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Nous avons constaté qu'en dépit du cadre mis en place pour protéger le milieu marin, les actions de l'UE n'avaient pas permis de rétablir le bon état écologique des mers, ni d'y ramener partout la pêche à des niveaux durables: ce constat recoupe celui dressé par l'Agence européenne pour l'environnement dans un rapport publié alors que nous achevions nos travaux d'audit, selon lequel la biodiversité marine reste menacée dans les mers européennes. De nombreuses évaluations des espèces et des habitats marins continuent de révéler un état de conservation «défavorable», voire «inconnu». Si nous avons pu établir que l'action de l'UE avait abouti à des progrès sensibles dans l'Atlantique, la Méditerranée est quant à elle restée largement surexploitée; par ailleurs, seule une petite partie du Fonds européen pour les affaires maritimes et la pêche a été utilisée pour financer la conservation du milieu marin.
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Marine protected areas, or MPAs as they’re more commonly called, are very simple. Areas of the sea are set aside where certain activities – usually fishing – are banned or restricted. Ideally, these MPAs might be placed around particularly vibrant habitats that support lots of different species, like seagrass beds or coral reefs. By preventing fishing gear such as towed seabed trawls from sweeping through these environments, the hope is that marine life will be allowed to recover. When used well, they can be very effective.
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A high resolution version of this report can be downloaded here. We @OceanaEurope are calling on EU governments to create new MPAs to protect these unprotected #ocean treasures & contribute to stronger and better marine conservation. 2020 is key year for biodiversity & the oceans agenda
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Le 4ème colloque national des aires marines protégées a réuni à Biarritz plus de 400 acteurs de la mer venus d’horizons variés (État, gestionnaires d’aires marines protégées, socioprofessionnels, scientifiques, associations) pour contribuer à la prochaine stratégie nationale aires marines protégées 2020-2030.
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Sarah Dudas is in a race against time. Before the high tide returns, she and her fellow researchers are determined to survey the marine life clinging to the intertidal zone of Goose Island—a small island off the remote central coast of British Columbia.
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Site de la Convention sur la conservation de la faune et la flore marines de l'Antarctique
Dans l'actualité également via @AntarcticTreaty le 26/10/2023: The Subsidiary Group on Management Plans (SGMP) of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) is reviewing two management plans for designating new protected areas in Antarctica: Danger Islands Archipelago and Farrier Col on Horseshoe Island. https://ats.aq/devph/es/news/