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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

ration on bilateral and multilateral bases in the munities, habitats or ecosystems. sustainable development; sures must be based on an adequate knowled-
field of conservation and management of natu- d) Naturalness e) the existence of an integrated coastal ma- ge of the elements of the natural environment
ral sites and notably through the establishment nagement plan within the meaning of Article 4 and of socio-economic and cultural factors that
of transboundary SPAMIs. The area has a high degree of naturalness as a paragraph 3 (e) of the Convention. characterize each area in case of shortcomings
result of the lack or low level of human-induced in basic knowledge, an area proposed for inclu-
e) The sites included in the SPAMI List are in- disturbance and degradation. C. LEGAL STATUS sion in the SPAMI List must have a programme
tended to have a value of example and model for the collection of the unavailable data and
for the protection of the natural! heritage of the e) Presence of habitats that are critical to en- 1. Ali areas eligible for inclusion in the SPAMI information.
region. To this end, the Parties ensure that sites dangered, threatened or endemic species. List must be awarded a legal status guarantee-
included in the List are provided with adequate f) Cultural representativeness ing their effective long-term protection. 4. The competence and responsibility with re-
legal status, protection measures and manage- 2. To be included in the SPAMI List, an area si- gard to administration and implementation of
ment methods and means. The area has a high representative value with tuated in a zone already delimited over which a conservation measures for areas proposed for
respect to the cultural heritage, due to the inclusion in the SPAMI List must be clearly defi-
B. GENERAL FEATURES OF THE AREAS THAT existence of environmentally sound traditional Party exercises sovereignty or jurisdiction must ned in the texts governing each area.
COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SPAMI LIST activities integrated with nature which support have a protected status recognized by the Party

1. To be eligible for inclusion in the SPAMI List, the well-being of local populations. concerned. 5. İn the respect of the specificity characteri-
zing each protected site, the protection me-
an area must fulfil at least one of the general 3. To be included in the SPAMI List, an area ha- 3. In the case of areas situated, partly or wholly, asures for a SPAMI must take account of the
criteria set in Article Ş paragraph 2 of the Pro- ving scientific, educational or aesthetic interest on the high sea or in a zone where the limits following basic aspects:
tocol. Several of these general criteria can in must, respectively, present a particular value of national sovereignty or jurisdiction have not
certain cases be fulfilled by the same area, and for research in the field of natural sciences or yet been defined, the legal status, the mana- a) the strengthening of the regulation of the
such a circumstance cannot but strengthen the for activities of environmental education or gement plan, the applicable measures and the release or dumping of wastes and other subs-
case for the inclusion of the area in the List. awareness or contain outstanding natural fea- other elements provided for in Article 9, parag- tances likely directly or indirectly to impair the

2. The regional value is a basic requirement of tures, landscapes or seascapes. raph 3, of the Protocol will be provided by the integrity of the area;
neighbouring Parties concerned in the proposal
an area for being included in the SPAMI List. 4. Besides the fundamental criteria specified in for inclusion in the SPAMI list. b) the strengthening of the regulation of the
The following criteria should be used in evalua- article 8, paragraph 2, of the Protocol, a certa- introduction or reintroduction of any species
ting the Mediterranean interest of an area: D. PROTECTION, PLANNING AND MANAGE- into the area;
in number of other characteristics and factors
a) Uniqueness should be considered as favourable for the inc- MENT MEASURES c) the regulation of any activity or act likely to
lusion of the site in the List. These include: 1. Conservation and management objectives harm or disturb the species, or that might en-
The area contains unique or rare ecosystems, or must be clearly defined in the texts relating to danger the conservation status of the ecosys-
rare or endemic species. a) the existence of threats likely to impair the each site, and will constitute the basis for as- tems or species or might impair the natural,
ecological, biological, aesthetic or cultural va-
b) Natural representativeness sessment of the adequacy of the adopted mea- cultural or aesthetic characteristics of the area.
lue of the area;
The area has highly representative ecological b) the involvement and active participation of sures and the effectiveness of their implemen- d) the regulation applicable to the zones sur-
tation at the revisions of the SPAMI List.
processes, or community or habitat types or ot- the public in general, and particularly of local rounding the area in question.
her natural characteristics. Representativeness communities, in the process of planning and 2. Protection, planning and management mea- 6. To be included in the SPAMI list, a protected
is the degree to which an area represents a ha- management of the area; sures applicable to each area must be adequa- area must have a management body, endowed
bitat type, ecological process, biological com- te for the achievement of the conservation and with sufficient powers as weil as means and
munity, physiographic feature or other natural c) the existence of a body representing the pub- management objectives set for the site in the human resources to prevent and/or control ac-
characteristic. lic, professional, non-governmental sectors and short and long term, and take in particular into
the scientific community involved in the area; account the threats upon it. tivities likely to be contrary to the aims of the
c) Diversity protected area.
d) the existence in the area of opportunities for 3. Protection, planning and management mea-
The area has a high diversity of species, com-

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