Environmental NGOs meet with the Spanish government at UN Ocean Conference to push for marine protection in Spain

Representatives of environmental organisations held a meeting with the Third Deputy Prime Minister of the Spanish government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), Sara Aagesen. The…

Over 70 Mediterranean NGOs call for 30% marine protection, and 10% strictly protected areas regionally by 2030

Nice, France – 10th June The two major marine conservation coalitions in the Mediterranean, Med Sea Alliance and Together for the Med, representing over 70 local and regional organisations, have…

Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming

This study tests how marine protected areas mitigate the adverse effects of marine heat waves on fish abundance, community stability, asynchronous fluctuations and functional richness. 357 protected areas are examined…

El País: Las aguas de Menorca esconden una enorme guardería de cachalotes que España estudia proteger

Scientists from the organisation Tursiops propose to Transición Ecológica a new reserve to protect a vital area for the breeding of the species in the western Mediterranean.
El País

The main marine organisations call on the Spanish government to make progress in the protection of the Mediterranean Sea

Eleven organisations dedicated to ocean conservation have conveyed to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Recovery (MITERD) the need for Spain to meet its marine conservation targets, as set…

Communication on the results of the Tursiops Association‘s campaigns, which have demonstrated the existence of a sperm whale breeding area in the western Mediterranean (north of Menorca). The article points…
La Vanguardia

Las principales organizaciones conservacionistas marinas piden una mayor protección de las aguas españolas

EFE Verde

Menorca, la isla con el 35% de áreas marinas protegidas

The Marine Forum held a round table on marine protection. Noelia Hernández, ocean policy consultant for Oceana Europe, stressed that scientific evidence shows that marine areas under strict protection are…
Menorca - Es diari

Experts support the expansion and redesign of Menorca’s northern marine reserve

The Marine Reserve of the North of Menorca celebrates its 25th anniversary with worrying indicators, such as those related to poaching. Experts and organisations such as Marilles Foundation are calling…
IB3 TV

On track or off course? Bloomberg Philanthropies report

On the occasion of the COP16 in Colombia, Bloomberg Philanthropies publishes the report On track or off course? Assessing progress towards the 30×30 target for the ocean. This study shows…