The 15th National Focal Points Meeting of the UN Protocol, focusing on Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean, is taking place in Malta.
Malta is implementing different actions to safeguard its marine protected area network, which covers 4,100 km2 of Mediterranean waters, 13 times the size of the country’s land surface.
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli explained Malta’s latest actions to protect its marine environment during the 15th National Focal Points Meeting of the United Nations Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (the SPA/BD Protocol). This meeting is being hosted by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA).
Minister Dalli said that Malta has already implemented many aspects of the UNEP/MAP Programme for 2022-2023. “In January, Malta adopted the first-ever conservation measures for all of our marine protected areas, and we are already implementing these plans. The latest scientific assessment of our marine turtles and resident aquatic mammals show that their populations are in a good environmental status, which is a positive result following more than 30 years of active legal protection in Malta,” Minister Dalli said.
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