PAMEx launch - The Mediterranean: a model sea by 2030

During the IUCN World conservation congress in Marseille, 8 Mediterranean governments and 5 international organizations get together to launch an action plan : “The Mediterranean: a model sea by 2030” (PAMEx) that aims to reverse the dramatic loss of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea by 2030 through concrete and collective actions. This action plan contains 19 concrete actions that aims at collectively preserve 30% of the Mediterranean Sea, end overfishing, limit plastic pollution and develop sustainable maritime transport by 2030. It includes a set of actions for preserving coastal biodiversity and a specific action line on identifying land-based pollution hot spots and implementing solutions to limit them in particular for wastewater treatment.