Section outline

    • Main international, European and national agreements and regulation for the protection of marine biodiversity. EU Directives. Water Framework Directive: aims and prescriptions. EU Habitat Directive: objectives, Natura 2000 network, Sites of Community Importance, marine habitats and speceis in the annexes. Habitat and species protected in the Mediterranean Sea. SPAMI Protocol.  EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive: monitoring, descriptors, GES. Objectives, targets, and indicators of the marine strategy in Italy.