This morning, the European Commission presented an action plan to end bottom trawling. In the "Action Plan for the Conservation of Fisheries Resources and Marine Ecosystems", the EU Commission calls for an end to the use of bottom trawling gear in marine protected areas from 2030. The Greens/EFA…
In December 2022, more than 190 countries adopted the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at a global biodiversity summit (COP 15). This is a landmark agreement that will steer the global action on biodiversity until 2030. While it is historic that countries were able to make an agreement in the…
From September 19 to 22, I visited Croatia to get an idea of the marine protected areas in a Mediterranean country and to see to what extent the EU decisions regarding marine protection are implemented on the ground. I met with NGOs to talk about the challenges but also successes in marine and…
