RAP

The Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA Protocol) & the Action Plan concerning species introductions and invasive species

The Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA Protocol) of the Barcelona Convention invites the Contracting Parties to take “all appropriate measures to regulate the intentional or non-intentional introduction of non-indigenous or genetically modified species into the wild and prohibit those that may have harmful impacts on the ecosystems, habitats or species” (Article 13). Towards this direction the Contracting Parties have agreed on an Action Plan concerning species introductions and invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea (UNEP-MAP-RAC/SPA, 2005) and updated in 2016.

Action Plan concerning species introductions and invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea is an effective way of guiding, coordinating and stepping up the efforts made by the Mediterranean countries to safeguard the region’s natural heritage. Within this framework, a great effort has been made during the last decade to compile fragmentary and sporadic information on the presence and distribution of alien species in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientists from several Mediterranean countries have created and continuously update databases of marine alien species, and have published national or basin-wide inventories, usually including information on the origin of each species, the pathway of introduction, and the establishment success.

Also, two important tools were elaborated the “Guidelines for Controlling the Vectors of Introduction into the Mediterranean of Non-Indigenous Species and Invasive Marine Species” and the “Guide for Risk Analysis assessing the Impacts of the Introduction of Non-Indigenous Species”.

Guidlines
Guidlines

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