Charles Loiseau of CNRS 🌍 takes to the stage to discuss the Ecological and socio-economic benefits of strictly protected #MPAs and scientific principles for their establishment.

Sylvain Blouet shares a presentation on Strict Protection in Aire Marine Protégée de la Côte Agathoise. Project results in the area have resulted in increased coralligenous habitat & increased average weight of halieutic species and increased remarkable species #AMPCoteAgathoise

Working Groups for Theme 2 'Strict Protection in the #Mediterranean and #BlackSea Regions' are underway, as participants aim to identify the #habitats and #species most likely to benefit the most from strict #protection

Results from the group discussions around these two questions will be uploaded to our webpages soon biogeoprocess.net #marine seminar #Marseille 2024 #Mediterranean #BlackSea #conservation

Session 3 of the #marine seminar in #Marseille focuses on the final theme: #renewable energy and marine #conservation Vedran Nikolic of EU Environment introduces the topic, demonstrating how existing legislation provides tools to avoid conflicts between renewables and #biodiversity

Laetitiq Miquerol of Office français de la biodiversité presents on measures to reduce the risk of environmental impact from offshore wind farms, providing an example of the Leucate-Barbares wind farm in the Gulf du Lion #OffshoreWind #Sustainability

Thomas Bordron presents for #OceanWinds - a joint venture owned by EDP Renewables & ENGIE that develops, finances, builds and operates #OffshoreWind farms. Thomas explains how they work with biodiversity in mind, protecting & providing for seabirds. oceanwinds.com

To close Theme 3, the final working groups have formed to discuss good examples of design/technical solutions to ensure synergies between #RenewableEnergy and #marine #conservation and #restoration that can be upscaled in the region

Can offshore #RenewableEnergy be compatible with protected area targets in the #biodiversity strategy? This is a key question for participants of the #marine seminar. All of the results from working group discussions will be shared on our webpage soon: biogeoprocess.net

Following feedback from group discussions, day 2 draws to a close with Vedran Nikolic of EU Environment reflecting on the seminar & identifying the next steps for the pledge process. Vedran identifies the importance of connecting authorities & stakeholders at events like this one.

A knowledge market is now taking place, where participants are sharing projects which were not formally presented at the #marine seminar

On the third and final day of the #marine seminar in #Marseille participants are taking a boat tour of Calanques National Park which contains the largest no-take zone in the #Mediterranean

Thank you to everyone who attended the #marine Mediterranean & Black Sea seminar in #Marseille hosted by EU Environment Office français de la biodiversité & Ministère Écologie Territoires You can keep updated with similar events at biogeoprocess.net where you can also find more information on the Marseille event

The Biogeographical Process newsletter will feature a summary of the latest #marine event and also promote upcoming networking events and keep readers updated on the BGP. You can sign up here: biogeoprocess.net/newsletters/

Today, SUNCE are hosting an event in Split, Croatia, focusing on Surveillance and Enforcement for the Effectiveness of Marine Protected/Natura 2000 Areas in the #Adriatic Sea. This is the last marine event under the #Marine Biogeographical Process. sunce-st.org/en/

Salvatore Chiga, Mayor of Ugento, opens the #marine event in #Croatia today, thanking participants for their commitment to protecting the #Adriatic marine environment

Vedran Nikolic of EU Environment joins online to present, assisted by Zrinka Jakl of SUNCE. The importance of Marine Protected Areas is highlighted & we are reminded of the 10% target for strictly protected areas & the progress being made by Member States

Giuseppe Scordella introduces the Regional Natural Park Litorale di Ugento. With a total area of ​​approximately 1,626 hectares, the Park includes various habitats of conservation interest, numerous animal and plant species and boasts an important presence of migratory avifauna

Matea Špika of SUNCE presents on project #EFFICIENTN2K which aims to improve monitoring & implementation in the protected coastal & #marine areas of Natura 2000 in Italy & Croatia, ensuring the preservation of biological diversity & the protection of these key natural resources.

Following a lunch break, there is a presentation on strategic approaches towards achieving effective protected/Natura 2000 areas in Croatia by 2030, presented virtually by Ministarstvo gospodarstva, poduzetništva i obrta