Documents & Resources

The Post-2020 strategies for marine and coastal biodiversity
and areas conservation

The Post-2020 SAPBIO

To address the complexity of drivers that impact the Mediterranean Sea and coasts, the Post-2020 SAPBIO proposes a long-term Vision 2050, adapted from the new CBD/GBF to the the Mediterranean context: “By 2050, marine and coastal biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy Mediterranean Sea and coast, and delivering benefits essential for nature and people”.

The Post-2020 Regional Strategy for MCPAs & OECMs

This strategy was developed under the leadership of SPA/RAC, the guidance of its Ad hoc Group of Experts for Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean (AGEM), and in consultation with the Contracting Parties SPA/BD Focal Points and Regional and International Organizations active in the Mediterranean as a contribution to achieve the targets of protecting and conserving at least 30% of the Mediterranean Sea by 2030, and increasing the number and coverage of marine and coastal protected areas with enhanced levels of protection.