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OSPAR launches ten-year marine strategy and designates new marine protected area

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Published on: 04 October 2021

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LNB News 04/10/2021

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Issue Date: 04 October 2021

Published Date: 04 October 2021

Jurisdiction(s): United Kingdom

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The 16 contracting parties of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) have agreed on a new ten-year marine strategy with the aim of protecting the sea and ocean through restoring biodiversity within the North-East Atlantic and preventing plastic pollution. The contracting parties have also agreed to establish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) which encompasses an area within the North-East Atlantic Ocean equivalent in size to France.

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