{"id":935,"date":"2024-05-15T13:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med30.org\/why-do-we-need-to-protect-the-mediterranean-sea\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:00:02","slug":"why-do-we-need-to-protect-the-mediterranean-sea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med30.org\/en\/why-do-we-need-to-protect-the-mediterranean-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we need to protect the Mediterranean Sea?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the largest reserves<\/a> of marine and coastal biodiversity in the world. Its waters are home to about 17,000 marine species, 7.5% of the world’s marine fauna, and 18% of the world’s marine flora. It has areas with a high concentration of ecologically important species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

It is also of the most threatened seas in the world<\/a>. Overfishing, destructive fishing such as bottom trawling, great and increasing human pressure<\/a>, pollution, the introduction of invasive species, and warming are some of the greatest challenges to marine biodiversity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Source of prosperity<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>
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From the Strait of Gibraltar to the Dardanelles Strait, the Mediterranean is a source of life and prosperity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Around 150 million people live and depend on this sea.<\/h5>\n
The global value of its natural assets is estimated at over \u20ac4.66 trillion.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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The 30×30 global initiative is an opportunity to protect the richness of the Mediterranean and turn it into a network of strictly protected waters<\/span>.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>
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