Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) / Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) / Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean

The Protocol provides that “Parties shall take all appropriate measures to regulate the intentional or accidental introduction of non-indigenous or genetically modified species to the wild and prohibit those that may have harmful impacts on the ecosystems, habitats or species in the area to which this Protocol applies.”

For more info: UNEP

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