On the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Parties to the Pelagos Agreement and Spain participated in a roundtable on the theme "Contributing into building governance for a transboundary Particularly Sensitive Sea Area in North-Western Mediterranean Sea".
This event constituted a first time of exchange on the criteria for the designation of a PSSA in the International Maritime Organization, the functioning of this institution and the relevance of such a proposal in the considered area, which would also integrate the Pelagos Sanctuary.
In this perspective, the Parties reiterated their availability to cooperate in this process, notably during a technical workshop to be held during the month of October 2021.
The Pelagos Agreement participated in the IUCN World Conservation Congress on the theme "Protecting marine biodiversity: the Pelagos and RAMOGE Agreements, two examples of sub-regional cooperation".
On this occasion, the Permanent Secretariat presented the cooperation instruments of the Agreement with local actors and boaters: the Partnership Charter and the “Pelagos Ambassadors” initiative.
Click here to find the intervention of the Permanent Secretariat in french version.
The Pelagos Agreement participated in the 2nd edition of the Sea Days organized by the Communauté de la Riviera Française on August 28th and 29th, 2021.
On this occasion, the public could discover the Pelagos Sanctuary, the species that frequent it as well as the activities carried out at the international level.
In order to make the youngest aware of the importance of preserving the biodiversity in the Mediterranean in a playful way, an educational Game of Goose was proposed, realized jointly with the ACCOBAMS and RAMOGE Agreements.
On the occasion of the the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress (Marseille, September 3rd-11th, 2021), the Pelagos and RAMOGE Agreements hold a conference entitled “Strengthen the protection of biodiversity through sub regional cooperation”.
During this event, the Pelagos Agreement will present the awareness-rising actions in favor of the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats: Partnership Charter and Pelagos Ambassadors.
The conference will be broadcasted on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the Agreement.
See you on Sunday 5th September at the French Pavilion, from 11am to 11.45am.
For more information on the World Conservation Congress, click on the following link: https://www.iucncongress2020.org
The Pelagos, ACCOBAMS and RAMOGE Agreements take part to the 2nd edition of the Days of the Sea, organized by the Communauté de la Riviera Française (28-29 August 2021).
During this event dedicated to the protection of the marine environment, the three agreements will raise awareness of the young public to the conservation of biodiversity and marine mammals in the Mediterranean in a funny way, and through participation in various games.
Click pdf here to download the program of the Sea Days in French version.
See you on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August at the esplanade Jean Gioan in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, from 10am to 5pm!
The Scientific and Technical Committee of the Pelagos Agreement holds its Extraordinary meeting on Monday 5th, and Friday 9th, July 2021 by videoconference.
This meeting takes place in the presence of representatives of the three Member States (France, Italy, Principality of Monaco) and a large number of observers (ACCOBAMS, RAMOGE, CPMR, MIRACETI, CIMA Research Foundation, OceanCare, ETC-UMA, WWF France, etc.).
On this occasion, the next Management Plan (2022-2027) of the Agreement, which provides a new vision for the implementation of activities in the Sanctuary, the Working program and provisional budget for the 2022-2023 biennium will be discussed. Furthermore, the Scientific and Technical Committee will take note of the progress of the international projects funded by the Agreement. Proposals for management measures, developed with the aim of reducing anthropogenic threats in the Sanctuary area, will also be studied.
Finally, the Scientific and Technical Committee will formulate Recommendations to be submitted to the next Meeting of the Parties to the Pelagos Agreement, to be held at the end of 2021.
On June 21st, 2021, the French animation team of the Pelagos Sanctuary, along with its partners WWF France and MIRACETI, gave the prizes to Le Revest-les-eaux winners of the "Stop strikes" contest.
Welcomed in the hall of the Société des Régates de Toulon, the morning was rich with the program:
- commented visit on board of the Blue Panda on the thematic of ship strikes and plastic pollution with WWF France;
- quiz on cetaceans with the French animation team of the Pelagos Sanctuary;
- discovery of cetaceans' anatomy and physiology with MIRACETI.
The objective: make young people aware that their change of consumption mode will have a major impact on the environment.
For more information:
https://initiatives-pelagos.fr/?PagePrincipale
https://www.sanctuaire-pelagos.org/en/
The Newsletter no.18 of the French Party of the Pelagos Agreement is online. To download the French version of the 2021 Newsletter, please pdf click here .
The French Party of the Agreement wishes you a happy reading!
On Tuesday, June 15th, 2021, the Pelagos Agreement signed the Declaration “Ecosystem-based approaches for biodiversity protection and management”.
This approach considers the full interactions within an ecosystem rather than single issues and includes the human activities as part of the system.
The Declaration’s key points are the following:
- recognize the value of, and the threats in, the Mediterranean;
- engage the dialogue and the cooperation with all the stakeholders;
- exchange good practices and experiences;
- activate cooperation mechanisms for an effective biodiversity conservation;
- the importance of transboundary actions.
Citizens can also sign it up! To access the Declaration, click on the following link: https://form.jotform.com/91842264469971
The deadline for the public consultation on the final draft of the Management Plan (2022-2027) of the Pelagos Agreement is extended until Monday, May 31st, 2021.
You can fill-in and modify the questionnaire by clicking here.
You are not obliged to respond to all the questions.
Click pdf here to download the Management Plan and Action Plan (2022-2027) of the Agreement (in French and Italian version).
Your contribution is important for the future of the Pelagos Sanctuary!