The United Nations Yan have shown on the occasional occasion that the recovery of the Mar Menor is a world reference And thus it has been officially recognized as one of the emblematic initiatives of the United Nations Ecosystems within the Decade about the restoration of ecosystems (2021–2030).
Mar Menor obtains this distinction thanks to «its ecological, social and cultural value, as well as by the integral response from public institutions and the articulation of a pioneering governance model through the Mar Menor priority actions (MAPMM), promoted by the Government of Spain ».
The MAPMM is one of the most relevant initiatives of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge and for this it has a game of a total of 675 million euros.
The recovery of Mar Menor, recognized by the United Nations
The recovery of the Mar Menor has been officially recognized as one of the emblematic initiatives for the restoration of ecosystems by the United Nations, within the framework of the decade on the restoration of ecosystems (2021–2030), promoted by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The designation has been made public this Wednesday during the conference on the oceans, which takes place in Nice, and places the Mar Menor along with other international reference projects such as the Northern Mozambique channel, focused on the restoration of mangroves, forests and reefs with community participation, or the islands of the Mexican archipelago, where it works on the recovery of island ecosystems, the eradication of invasive species of sea birds.
“For us it is an honor, a pride, and, above all, a responsibility with the environment and ecosystems. A work that has been a comprehensive response to a specially degraded space, such as the Laguna del Mar Menor, with a maximum involvement by the Government for that recovery, in addition to a technical work, with a 100% dedicated office, with experts, with scientists, and the excellent work of our commissioner of the water cycle and the recovery of ecosystems, Paca Baraza. This special prize the government wants to share it with Murcia society. Personally, I will move to Murcia to share it with them, because it is a prize of all, ”said the government vice president and minister for ecological transition and demographic challenge, Sara Aagesen, in Nice.
Mar Menor has been recognized for its ecological, social and cultural value, as well as by the integral response from public institutions and the articulation of a Pioneer governance model through the Market Menor Priority Actions framework, promoted by the Government of Spain.
With a total investment of 675 million euros, MAPMM is one of the most relevant initiatives of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. It represents a strategic commitment to large -scale ecological restoration, aimed at restoring the natural dynamics of the ecosystem and addressing its structural causes of degradation.
The plan is structured in 10 lines of action and 28 specific measures, among which are:
- The creation of artificial wetlands and green belts to filter nutrients.
- The restoration of degraded mining areas.
- The promotion of an agriculture compatible with the lagoon ecosystem.
- The improvement of flood risk management.
- The active conservation of biodiversity and the promotion of citizen and institutional participation.
The actions are deployed over more than 8,770 hectares and 450 million have already been activated.
Citizen mobilization has also had an important role. More than half a million people promoted a popular legislative initiative that culminated in the legal recognition of the Mar Menor as a subject of rights, making it the first European ecosystem with this consideration. This initiative, together with judicial procedures based on environmental and criminal responsibility regulations, has reinforced the defense of the ecosystem from multiple fronts.
Recognition as an emblematic initiative gives the Mar Minor international visibility and priority access to technical tools and international financing opportunities, especially destined to developing countries. In addition, it makes the Spanish case a transferable and inspiring model for other regions of the world that face similar challenges.
This milestone reinforces the commitment of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge with an ambitious ecological restoration, sustained and based on science, aligned with the objectives of the Green Agenda. ECOticias.com