14/11/2017

We strengthen cooperation in the conservation of marine protected areas

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MAPAMA has strengthened cooperation mechanisms for the protection of the marine environment in Spain within the framework of the largest marine conservation project in Europe, LIFE IP INTEMARES.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) has strengthened cooperation mechanisms for the protection of the marine environment in Spain within the framework of the largest marine conservation project in Europe, LIFE IP INTEMARES, coordinated by MAPAMA through the Biodiversity Foundation.

In this context, the conference “Collaboration between MAPAMA and the Navy in the field of protection of the marine environment, the particular case of the Natura 2000 Network” was held today at the Navy headquarters, with the participation of the Director General of Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea, Raquel Orts, and the assistance of nearly 50 commanders and officers from the Navy directorates located in Madrid.

During the meeting, Orts highlighted the close ties of collaboration that exist between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment and the Ministry of Defence and that have been strengthened in recent months with the implementation of various lines of action.

Specifically, key aspects of coordination between the two ministries will be reinforced, including the monitoring and surveillance of Spanish marine spaces. In this area, at the proposal of the Navy, the areas of the Natura 2000 Network will be incorporated into the Framework Plan for maritime surveillance of the Operations Command of the Defence Staff.

Likewise, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment and the Navy will collaborate in the preparation and updating of the management plans of the Natura 2000 Network and in the species conservation plans, which are developed within the framework of the LIFE IP INTEMARES project.

In the field of training, joint actions have also been promoted with the Navy with the aim of improving the knowledge necessary for the management of the Natura 2000 Network areas in the marine environment.