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10-Marine protected areas in Europe

Marine protected areas in Europe's seas | European Environment Agency's home page 8TH EAP HEADLINE INDICATOR, 2024 Designated marine protected areas in Europe's seas 8th Environment Action Programme ... Analysis and data Indicators Marine protected areas in Europe's seas The European Union has made progress in designating new marine protected areas, both as part of the Natura 2000 network and through ... As a result, marine protected area coverage more than doubled, to 12.3%, between 2012 and 2022. ...

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Marine protected areas

Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in EEA (Countries) marine assessment areas ...

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Marine protected areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are geographically distinct zones for which conservation objectives can be set. ... Strictly protected areas are MPAs where human impact is kept to a minimum, e.g. extraction is not permitted. ...

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[EU SDG 14_10] Surface of the marine protected areas

This indicator measures marine protected area (MPA) coverage at the EU and Member State levels and trends in this coverage over time. ... It considers MPAs reported as both Natura 2000 sites and nationally designated protected areas. ...

7 Mar 2025
Topics: Nature protection and restoration, Sustainability, Water, Biodiversity
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Marine protected areas in Europe's seas

The European Union has made progress in designating new marine protected areas, both as part of the Natura 2000 network and through complementary national designations. ... As a result, marine protected area coverage more than doubled, to 12.3%, between 2012 and 2022. ... However, efforts will need to increase significantly to achieve the EU Biodiversity strategy target of protecting at least 30% of EU seas by 2030, while also ensuring that all protected areas are effectively ...

19 Dec 2024
Topics: Biodiversity
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Marine protected areas in Europe's seas

Marine protected areas in Europe's seas ...

Adapting Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to Climate Change

The Parc Natural de Cap de Creus and the Litoral del Baix Empordà Natura 2000 site implemented climate change adaptation measures in their Marine Protected Areas. ...

4 Jul 2024
Topics: Climate change adaptation
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Size distribution of marine protected areas

Size distribution of marine protected areas ...

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Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in EEA marine assessment areas

Marine protected areas are geographically distinct zones for safeguarding biodiversity, maintaining marine ecosystem health and the supply of ecosystem services. ... Marine protected areas operate at various scales and cover a range of protection levels and conservation objectives. ... The spatial extent of the MPA assessment areas is defined as the marine waters surrounding the EU countries whose outer limit is defined by the 200 NM boundary from the coast (possibly coinciding with ...

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Marine protected area coverage in the EU, 2012-2022

The figure shows marine protected areas coverage in the EU in 2012-2022. ...

19 Dec 2024
Topics: Nature protection and restoration
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