We participate in the LIFE Intermares
The LIFE IP INTEMARES, is the largest project of conservation of the marine environment in Europe. It aims to achieve a consolidated network of marine areas of the Natura 2000 Network, managed efficiently, with the active participation of the sectors involved and with research as basic tools for decision-making. Among its objectives is to ensure the conservation of marine species of community interest, and for this it is necessary to evaluate the capacity of the entire Natura 2000 marine network and correct its deficiencies, proposing new areas and / or expanding the Spanish Marine Natura 2000 network.
In this regard, we were invited, as experts and representatives of the monk seal, to participate in the first species workshop that was held in Madrid on January 25. As a result of the meeting, we proposed the expansion and creation of a series of marine protected areas that would be favorable for the monk seal on the Spanish Mediterranean coast and the Canary Islands. Thus, we facilitate the way for the return of the monk seal to its former places in its historical distribution area from which it recently disappeared.
