Atlantic and Macaronesia
On 11-13 October 2023, the marine Atlantic and Macaronesian seminar was hosted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to reviewing the submitted pledges in the Atlantic and Macaronesian marine regions, participants discussed the following themes on the last day of the event:
- Role of Natura 2000 sites and other MPAs in marine restoration;
- Strict protection in the Atlantic and Macaronesian marine region, and;
- Renewable energy and marine conservation.
Documents and presentations form the event can be found below.
Plenary Session Presentations
Biodiversity strategy for 2030:
policy context for the biogeographical process
Vedran Nikolić
Protected Areas Presentations
Overview and distance to target
Anna Cheilari
Danish preliminary pledge
Caroline Vestergaard Mikkelsen
The Swedish pledge experience
Lena Tingström
Implementing the EU BDS
Jochen Krause, et al.
Scientific basis for identification of MPAs
Anna M. Addamo
Spanish PA pledge approach
Jorge Alonso Rodríguez
PA pledges: Initial analysis
Elena Osipova
Conservation Status Presentations
Conservation Status Improvement Targets
Vedran Nikolić
LIFE CIBBRiNA
Lejo van der Heiden
Spanish CS pledge approach
Helena Moreno Colera
Preliminary analysis
Paul Goriup
Day 3 Presentations
Nature Restoration Law and MPAs
Vedran Nikolić
LIFE and marine restoration
Lynne Barratt
Strict Protection in the context of BS targets
Anna Cheilari
Implementing strict protection in EU marine waters
Alain Pibot
Nature and renewables
Vedran Nikolić
Offshore wind energy – seabed footprint; an eNGO perspective
Richard Hill