Feature: The Natura 2000 Network What is the Habitats Directive? It is the European directive concerning conservation of the environment, which all Member States must follow through adequate protection and management of the habitats and species of community interest (namely, threatened, vulnerable, rare, and endemic habits and species). What is a SCI? A SCI (Site … Read more
Oceana launches expeditions to document the existence of habitats and species requiring protection. With this first-hand information, we make specific conservation proposals which we promote before politicians and social agents so that they can be implemented. In addition, Oceana is a partner in Spain of the LIFE+ INDEMARES project, whose aim is to document areas … Read more
Feature: The Natura 2000 Network What is the Habitats Directive? It is the European directive concerning conservation of the environment, which all Member States must follow through adequate protection and management of the habitats and species of community interest (namely, threatened, vulnerable, rare, and endemic habits and species). What is a SCI? A SCI (Site … Read more
Oceana launches expeditions to document the existence of habitats and species requiring protection. With this first-hand information, we make specific conservation proposals which we promote before politicians and social agents so that they can be implemented. In addition, Oceana is a partner in Spain of the LIFE+ INDEMARES project, whose aim is to document areas … Read more
The Habitats Directive is the EU golden standard for nature conservation, as it lists species and habitats of community interest for the conservation of which Member States must create protected areas. Few of them are in the marine domain: 18 species and 5 habitats. These protected areas constitute the Natura 2000 Network. In the first … Read more
The Habitats Directive is the EU golden standard for nature conservation, as it lists species and habitats of community interest for the conservation of which Member States must create protected areas. Few of them are in the marine domain: 18 species and 5 habitats. These protected areas constitute the Natura 2000 Network. In the first … Read more
During the 2012 Baltic Sea Expedition, Oceana divers found a dozen bodies of grey seal pups on the seabed of Bogskär islet, south of the Åland Islands (Finland). The bodies of the animals, a few days old, were encountered about 20 meters from the coast of the islet, between seven and 11 meters depth. In … Read more
Download .kmz file (Google Earth) Fishing Mediterranean fisheries
Download .kmz file (Google Earth) Fishing Mediterranean fisheries
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