🌊Europe has a unique chance to protect the ocean.

The #OceanAct must not only coordinate but deliver: fix implementation gaps, #EndBottomTrawling in MPAs, stop #PaperParks, protect 30% of EU seas (10% strictly), and put coastal communities first.

👉 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists Greece is hoping that protected areas will help keep daytrippers away and allow vulnerable monk seals to return to their island habitats

Greek tragedy, #PaperParks: With sightings came tourists... Rare #seals hide in caves to escape. Hordes look for “#seal #experiences”. Gonzalvo found himself recording humans chasing seals. 1 day in Aug '24, >50 boats
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #greece #conservation #SDG14 #Europe #marine

❌The EU is failing to meet its #30x30 target, with 10% under strict protection.

The EU #OceanAct must turn voluntary targets into legally binding ones to ensure action, accountability, and not allow marine #paperparks in the EU!

They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned. The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.

The U.S. government is abdicating its responsibility to manage protected lands and waters. @hannahnatanson.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com reports on the aftermath...

#ConservationAbandonment #PaperParks @catalyzconserv.bsky.social

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Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules

- minister says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate

#paperparks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Hole in Peru’s Nazca Ridge National Reserve | Hakai Magazine By allowing fishing to persist in the protected area, biologists say the country’s new marine reserve fails to protect the unique Nazca Ridge ecosystem.

If you're a marine scientist interested in adding your name to a letter supporting the exclusion of industrial fishing in Peru's Nazca Ridge #MPA, please shoot me a DM. #PaperParks #Fisheries #30x30 #MarineConservation #MarinePolicy
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Some background here: hakaimagazine.com/news/the-hol...

Das ökologische Herz der Nordsee muss real und nicht nur auf dem Papier geschützt werden! 🐟🌊

Bitte Petition unterschreiben ✍️

#paperParks #Doggerbank #MPAs

Spain’s marine protected areas look safe on paper, but bottom trawling is still allowed in many of them.

Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks.

It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs.

#UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected @saraaagesen.bsky.social

The science is clear: Bottom trawling destroys marine habitats, making most EU marine protected areas mere #PaperParks.

We call on the EU to:
🔴#BanBottomTrawling in MPAs
🟢Enforce nature laws
🔵Put forward new rules to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected

➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...

👏Oceana applauds Spain’s ratification of the #HighSeasTreaty!!

Protecting high sea ecosystems is critical for vulnerable wildlife & habitats, yet effective global ocean protection will only be achieved if countries ensure that marine protected areas are enforced ➡️NO #PaperParks

The “Paper Parks” Phenomenon: In some regions, like Africa and South America, the establishment of Protected Areas has ironically led to MORE habitat loss. Quantity ≠ Quality in conservation. #PaperParks #Africa #SouthAmerica

7/9 I suspect that if we reach #30by30 in 🇨🇭 (& likely elsewhere), it will only be through such 'labelling' of certain landscapes as protected areas, without changes in management.

This means biodiversity loss will continue while biodiversity goals are reached.

#PaperParks

🇬🇧 #PaperParks - this is why the campaign for 30% protected areas by 2030 (30 by 30) is a big distraction from measures that would actually address the #biodiversity crisis

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