In October 2021, 15 ministers of the OSPAR Commission met in Portugal. The OSPAR Commission was established by the 1992 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, which standardised and updated the objectives of the Oslo (1972) and Paris (1974) Conventions. The current status of the measures was reported in a progress report in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One aim of the meeting was to designate a further high seas marine protected area for seabirds in the north-east Atlantic. At around 60,000 square kilometres, this area covers the high seas of the North Atlantic Current and the Evlanov Sea Basin. The area was selected as a marine protected area on the basis of tracking data because it is considered an important feeding area both for seabirds with breeding grounds on the north-east Atlantic coasts and for migratory birds on their journeys to nesting grounds in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference also defined the OSPAR Environmental Strategy 2030 as an update of the previous North-East Atlantic Environmental Strategy (NEAES 2010 - 2020). This is based on four themes: clean seas, biologically diverse seas, productively and sustainably utilised seas and seas that are resilient to climate change and acidification. To this end, the current area of 10 % of OSPAR marine areas is to be expanded to 30 % by 2030, including through the designation of further marine protected areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another aim of the strategy is to tackle environmental pollution, including plastic waste. To this end, marine litter is to be reduced by 50 % by 2025 and by 75 % by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to reduce the loss of plastic pellets into the marine environment, standards and certification systems for the plastic supply chains as well as a series of guidelines for the industry are to be defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As early as the planning phase, the Mup Group takes into account the economic realisation of the planned measures with maximum protection of the environment and resources.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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