Conservation of priority species of marine megafauna in Greece and Italy (LIFE22-NAT-EL-101113792)

The aim of the project is to mitigate the threats faced by nine (9) vulnerable marine species of exceptional importance for Greek and European biodiversity and the marine environment. These species are the Mediterranean seal, the loggerhead turtle, the green turtle, the Green turtle, the Blue whale, the Bottlenose dolphin, the Common dolphin, the Mediterranean flycatcher and the Aegean sea turtle. In order to achieve the above objective, the marine areas of importance for the species that are located within Greek territorial waters and the Greek EEZ are identified in order to be proposed for inclusion in the Greek network of protected areas Natura 2000.

In this way, the project is expected to make a decisive contribution to Greece’s implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, which states that by 2030 at least 30% of Europe’s land and sea area should be under protection (target 30/30), one third of which should be under strict protection.

Partners: ELKETHE, ISPRA, OFYPEKA, University of the Aegean, University of Crete, National Observatory of Athens, Hellenic Ornithological Society, ARCHELON, MOm, MEDASSET, Waterproof Marine Consultancy, NCC

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