IN BRIEF - COP23: good news for marine species and climate action in the Mediterranean
(EUROPEAN UNION, 12/8/2023)
WWF celebrates today’s decision by Mediterranean countries gathered at the 23rd COP of the Barcelona Convention in Portoroz (Slovenia) to increase the protection of six threatened species of sharks and rays by prohibiting their landing and put in place better conservation measures for three others.
This is a crucial step forward for the protection of these species, especially in a region that has the highest percentage of sharks and rays threatened with extinction globally. It’s also an important contribution to the achievement of the 30% protection target of the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework.
To make this even more effective, we agree with the need to assess and mitigate the possible adv...
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