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New paper on MPA showing that 80% of the EU’s MPAs only marginally regulates human activities

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A new study highlights that the European Union's Marine Protected Areas will not meet their conservation targets as they provide marginal protection againts industrial marine activities.

The paper highlights that reaching the EU’s 10% strict protection target will require “radical changes” through a better regulation of activities protected zones. 

 

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