"Protection of biodiversity through the creation of marine protected areas" (4.2)

Seminar to debate the usefulness of marine protected areas in protecting biodiversity. One part will review the value of reserves in protecting ecosystems, the second will examine INDEMARES project work to pick out 10 candidate areas to be included in the Natura 2000 network and the third will examine a case study on important areas for bird protection. The seminar will end with a debate on the usefulness of MPAs in protecting biodiversity.

P R O G R A M M E

Wednesday 19, 9:00-13:00

Room: Sala 2 (Laboral)

CHAIR: Alejandro Polanco Mata, Director General for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs and Silvia Revenga, Head of Service Marine Reserves; General Secretariat for the Sea

Dr Raquel Goñi, Spanish Institute of Oceanography

Pablo Martín Sosa, Spanish Institute of Oceanography

Francisco Sánchez, Spanish Institute of Oceanography

José Manuel Gil de Bernabé, Representative of Cofradias, Spanish National Fisherman's Guild

Asuncion Ruiz, Project Control Director, SEO/Birdlife

Alfredo Lopez, Director CEMMA (Marine Mammals Study Coordinating Committee)

José García, Marine Programme Director, World Wildlife Fund

David Peña, Indemares Project coordinator; Biodiversity Foundation

Conclusions:

Juan Carlos Martín Fragueiro, the Secretary General for the Sea, Spain

(Lead: Spanish Ministry of Environment; General Secretariat for the Sea:

http://www.mapa.es/es/pesca/pags/rmarinas_mapa/introduccion/introduccion.htm)