SAVE the DATE to celebrate marine conservation with ENSERES partner SPA RAC

The SPAMI Day, a regional celebration of Mediterranean marine conservation and protected areas, was set up by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention at their COP 22 (Antalya, Türkiye, 7-10 December 2021), and is officially celebrated on 15 April of each year. This coming April 15, 2023 will be a day of celebration for every person and every entity that has at heart the protection of marine life in the Mediterranean.

This is the second SPAMI Day after it was launched last year with the clear objective to promote the List of Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMIs), in other words, exceptional marine areas, managed in an exemplary manner, and more broadly, to raise awareness about ocean conservation. ENSERES has two SPAMIs among its pilot areas, Tyre Coast Nature Reserve in Lebanon and Kneiss Islands in Tunisia.

The theme of SPAMI Day 2023 is the co-management and involvement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MCPAs). By choosing this theme, the goal was to value and encourage all the dynamics involving different stakeholders within SPAMIs, which contribute to transformative change towards preserving and restoring ecosystems and living in harmony with nature.

The slogan of this 2023 SPAMI Day is a clear manifesto of awareness and involvement: Boost actions towards marine biodiversity conservation and the preservation of the Mediterranean Sea, our common heritage