Almost 6000 species assessed, 25%* threatened, but there are so many more!
Seahorses and pipefishes in the Mediterranean are threatened by habitat loss and degradation that is caused by commercial, residential, and tourism coastal development, and by unintentional damage by destructive fishing gears such as trawls and dredges.
Of the 355 reptile species found in the Mediterranean, 13% are threatened, with 3.9% Critically Endangered, 6.2% Endangered and 3.1% Vulnerable.
North Africa is considered the poorest of all African sub-regions in terms of freshwater resources: except for the Nile River, permanent rivers are only found in the northern part of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The increasing demand for freshwater, due to economic and demographic developments鈥
As a result of a previous gap analysis, the plastic hotspot assessment and the stakeholders鈥 consultation, this report provides a series of recommendations for plastic pollution.
As a result of a previous gap analysis, the Plastic Hotspot Assessment, and the stakeholders鈥 consultation, this report provides a series of recommendations which will help achieve the plastic pollution targets.
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The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the legal and policy instruments in the Republic of Cyprus directly tackling marine plastic pollution at national level, in the context of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 鈥淧lastic Waste Free Islands-Med鈥 project.
This report gives an overview of the relevant literature concerning the sources, impacts and possible management and/or policy measures of ghost gear, which is supplemented by the outcomes of a survey to give insight into the situation in the Republic of Cyprus. Building upon this, a selection鈥