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The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to secure healthy, resilient, biodiversity-rich ecosystems that deliver the range of services essential to the prosperity and well-being of citizens. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are central to achieving the objectives of this strategy. Nature-based

Despite great potential, and ever-increasing need, for delivering sound management policy, there has been minimal practical application of adaptive management in context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This may have something to do with a misunderstanding of what is adaptive

The overexploitation of marine resources and ecosystems calls for the development and implementation of measures to support their recovery and conservation. This study assessed the potential contributions to support fisheries and ecosystem recovery at the local level of the three

Harvest mortality typically truncates the harvested species’ size structure, thereby reducing phenotypic complexity, which can lead to reduced population productivity, increased population variability, and selection on an array of life history traits that can further alter these demographic processes. Marine

The Mediterranean endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis is suffering a widespread mass mortality that started in 2016 in the Western Mediterranean Sea. This study reports the arrival of this mass mortality to Turkish waters: Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara. The

Many marine species migrate over long distances, often travelling thousands of kilometres across remote areas, between critical habitats. Consequently, understanding their movements and identifying areas of habitat use can be challenging. This study used a combination of satellite telemetry and

To date, seven cold-water coral provinces, structured by the colonial scleractinians Madrepora oculata and Desmophyllum pertusum, have been identified in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, over 25 mounds have been identified in the Corsica Channel through multibeam bathymetric mapping

Many deep-water fish populations, being K-selected species, have little resilience to overexploitation and may be at serious risk of depletion as a consequence. Sea warming represents an additional threat. In this study, the condition, or health, of several populations of

Species assessed as threatened by the IUCN show evidence of declining population sizes. Genetic diversity is lost by this decline, which reduces the adaptive potential of the species and increases its extinction risk in a changing environment. This study collected

Every year, millions of people seek entertainment in natural areas to enjoy scenic beauty and wildlife. The quality of experience and the environmental integrity level have positive relationships, demonstrating that the human dimension of tourism can give clues about the