Marine protected areas in Europe's regional seas
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Created 10 Oct 2018
Published 29 Oct 2018
Last modified 13 Dec 2018
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are geographically distinct zones for which protection objectives are set. They constitute a globally acknowledged system for safeguarding biodiversity and maintaining marine ecosystem services.
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Last upload:
- 10 Oct 2018
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Temporal coverage:
- 2016-2017
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Tags:
- marine regions , marine protected areas
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Geographic coverage:
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Methodology:
See report Spatial Analysis of Marine Protected Area Networks in Europe’s Seas II, Volume A, 2017
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Map
Additional information
Marine reserves form a subset of MPAs in which human impacts, such as resources
extraction and fisheries, are not permitted.
Networks of MPAs — collections of MPAs or marine reserves operating together at
various scales and covering a range of protection levels — work towards objectives
individual MPAs cannot achieve.
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/europes-seas-and-coasts/assessments/marine-protected-areas/images/marine-protected-areas-in-europes or scan the QR code.
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