Although significant advancements on protecting marine biodiversity and ecosystems of the
Mediterranean Sea have been made, much remains to be done to achieve the targets set by …

Spatial prioritization in conservation is required to direct limited resources to where actions
are most urgently needed and most likely to produce effective conservation outcomes. In an …

Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, socio-economic drivers may accelerate the process of
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) declarations. Despite the challenges, the EEZ declarations …

Twenty leading scientists in the field of marine conservation planning attended the first
international workshop on conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. This globally …

The deep sea covers about 79% of the Mediterranean basin, including habitats potentially
able to deliver multiple ecosystem services and numerous resources of high economic …

The main aim of this report is to assess progress towards a network of ecologically
representative and effectively managed MPAs that meets international obligations for …

Abstract Abdulla, A., Gomei, M., Hyrenbach, D., Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, G., and Agardy, T.
2009. Challenges facing a network of representative marine protected areas in the …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are critical to the well-being of threatened ecosystems and
thus can be highly beneficial to humans, especially to those residing nearby. We explore the …

Since earliest times peoples of different origins and cultures have settled on the coasts of the
Mediterranean Sea, leading to continuous modifications of coastal environments. The …

The marine conservation strategy focused on the establishment of marine protected areas
(MPAs) has been adopted widely in the Mediterranean, in line with the main international …