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Publication Marine protected areas in Europe's seas — An overview and perspectives for the future
Europe's seas are under pressure. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can act as a key conservation measure to safeguard marine ecosystems and biodiversity as well as the services these ecosystems provide. The report provides an overview on progress made to date in establishing MPAs and MPA networks in Europe's seas, specifically MPAs reported by European Union (EU) Member States up to and including 2012. It also discusses how best to assess the effectiveness of these MPAs and determine their effectiveness in protecting biodiversity across Europe's seas.
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Patterns of change in the seas
Patterns of change for selected habitats, functional groups and species in European marine ecosystems
Located in SOER 2015 — The European environment — state and outlook 2015 › European briefings › Marine environment
Figure Status assessment of natural features reported by EU Member States under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
The figures in parenthesis are the number of reported features by EU Member-States under the 2012 Initial Assessment of the MSFD (Art.8). The associated confidence rating of the information is rarely high.
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Publication State of Europe's seas
The main aim of this report is to assess whether Europe's seas can be considered healthy, clean and undisturbed, and productive. These are three core aspects of the EU's main marine policy instrument — the Marine Strategy Framework Directive — and relate to the condition of marine ecosystems and the human drivers of ecosystem change. This assessment also involves identifying the main sustainability challenges affecting our seas, and how the EU is responding to these challenges. Ultimately, the report argues that EU is not on the path to fulfil its ambition of achieving sustainable use of its seas; although it is fully empowered to do so through the current array of policies and knowledge. This report also discusses how a long-term transition to sustainability could then be secured using the available policies and knowledge.
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Briefing Marine environment
Located in SOER 2015 — The European environment — state and outlook 2015 › European briefings
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