Concienciacion global ,medioambiente

Greenpace
The Balearic Waters need to be part of a global
network of marine reserves
The waters surrounding the Balearic islands are an important spawning area for tuna and
swordfish, two over-exploited migratory species. The area contains deep-sea corals and
cold seeps, and is an important area for sperm whales. The great white shark, a
vulnerable species, is recorded in the area.

The Mediterranean Sea is threatened by many damaging human impacts, including

overfishing, destructive fishing techniques, pollution and climate change. Bluefin tuna is
believed to be on brink of collapse, mainly threatened by excessive fishing pressure and
illegal fishing practices. The Balearic waters are vital breeding and spawning grounds for
bluefin tuna and other species, and creating a Balearic islands marine reserve would help
these species to recover from the over-exploitation they have suffered.

Greenpeace is campaigning to protect 40 percent of our world’s oceans through a global

network of marine reserves in which fishing, mining, dumping and other destructive
practices would be banned.

wwf
Although the Mediterranean Sea covers only 1% of the world’s marine
areas, it contains some 6% of its marine species, including
endangered monk seal, marine turtles, dolphins and bluefin tuna. Once
the cradle of civilization, the Mediterranean region today faces a host
of threats, including pollution, overfishing and overdevelopment.

WWF conducts a number of training and leadership programmes

throughout the region to help local environmental organizations focus
on conservation and sustainable management of forest, freshwater
and marine environments.

UNEF
This pair of satellite images shows the impact of massive and rapid agricultural development in Almeria
Province along Spain's southern coast. In the earlier image, the landscape reflects rather typical rural
agricultural land use. In the 2000 image, much of the same region-an area covering roughly 20 000
hectares (49 421 acres) - has been converted to intensive greenhouse agriculture for the mass production
of market produce. (Greenhouse-dominated land appears as whitish gray patches.) In order to address
increasingly complex water needs throughout Spain, the government adopted the Spanish National
Hydrological Plan (SNHP) in 2001. Initially, this water redistribution plan involved the construction of 118
dams and 22 water transfer projects that would move water from parts of the country where it was
relatively abundant to more arid regions. In 2004, the Spanish government announced it would begin
exploring more environmentally friendly water-saving technologies, such as wastewater recycling and
seawater desalinization.

WWF DOÑANA

Considered one of the most valuable wetlands in Europe, Spain’s Coto

Doñana, located where the Guadalquivir River reaches the Atlantic
Ocean, is a sanctuary for millions of migratory birds and endangered
species like the imperial eagle and Iberian lynx. However, mining,
farming, tourism and infrastructure development all pose a serious
threat to the area.

WWF’s work in Doñana focuses restoring agricultural land back to

original wetland and conservation of the Iberian lynx, one of the last
two remaining populations in the wild.