From Article by the Malta Independent
The theme set this year for the international day for biodiversity is “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity,” the University of Malta has said.
This is a theme that perfectly fits the target of the SEA MARVEL project to save, enhance, admire marine versatile life in the central Mediterranean Sea, where so many anthropogenic activities have and continue to impoverish and degrade marine life and environment respectively, a statement by the university read.
“The Italia-Malta SEA MARVEL project continues to undertake marine research and monitoring, aimed at acquiring deeper and more accurate scientific information on the state of Italian-Maltese marine biodiversity and to assess the presence of vulnerable indicator species, such as dolphins, turtles, and whales. Apart from these, the research also entails the investigation on presence of alien species and plastic waste in different protected Natura 2000 sites that should be there to protect indigenous species and a thriving marine environment.”
“The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Habitats Directive and the International Convention for Biodiversity continue to be important legal structures that direct the many nations agreeing to act today before tomorrow in the safeguard of what is essential for life on Earth to persist,” it read.
The Malta Independent
Read more about the Sea Marvel project here: https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-05-22/local-news/International-Biodiversity-Day-SEA-MARVEL-project-continues-marine-research-and-monitoring-6736252071, and here: https://italiamalta.eu/progetti/funded-projects/sea-marvel/?lang=en
