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Conference of Parties' decisions

Decisions adopted by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention with regard to RAC/SPA field of intervention and the SPA/BD Protocol

CoP N° Year Place Decision reference Title Languages
CoP23 20231 Slovenia IG.26/1 Compliance and reporting AR EN ES FR
CoP23 2023 Slovenia IG.26/3 The 2023 Mediterranean Quality Status Report and a renewed ecosystem approach policy in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP23 2023 Slovenia IG.26/4 Amendments to annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the mediterranean. AR EN ES FR
CoP23 2023 Slovenia IG.26/5 Specially Protected Areas (SPAs), Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SAPMIs) and ecosystem restoration AR EN ES FR
CoP23 2023 Slovenia IG.26/11

Regional harmonised procedures for the uniform implementation of the ballast water management convention in the Mediterranean Sea

AR EN ES FR
CoP23 2023 Slovenia IG.26/14

Programme of work and budget for 2024-2025

AR EN ES FR
CoP22 2021 Turkey IG.25/11 Post-2020 Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the Mediterranean Region (Post-2020 SAPBIO) AR EN ES FR
CoP22 2021 Turkey IG.25/12 Protecting and conserving the Mediterranean through well connected and effective systems of marine and coastal protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, including Specially Protected Areas and Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance AR EN ES FR
CoP22 2021 Turkey IG.25/13 Action Plans for the conservation of species and habitats under the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP22 2021 Turkey IG.25/19 Programme of Work and Budget for 2022-2023 AR EN ES FR
CoP21 2019 Italy IG.24/06 Identification and Conservation of Sites of Particular Ecological Interest in the Mediterranean, including Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance AR EN ES FR
CoP21 2019 Italy IG.24/07 Strategies and Action Plans under the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean, including the SAP BIO, the Strategy on Monk Seal, and the Action Plans concerning Marine Turtles, Cartilaginous Fishes and Marine Vegetation; Classification of Benthic Marine Habitat Types for the Mediterranean Region, and Reference List of Marine and Coastal Habitat Types in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP21 2019 Italie IG.24/14 Programme of Work and Budget for 2020 - 2021 AR EN ES FR
CoP20 2017 Albania IG.23/06 2017 MediterraneanQuality Status Report AR EN ES FR
CoP20 2017 Albania IG.23/08 Updated Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine and Coastal Bird Species listed in annex II to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP20 2017 Albania IG.23/09 Identification and Conservation of Sites of Particular Ecological Interest in the Mediterranean, including Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance AR EN ES FR
CoP20 2017 Albania IG.23/10 Amendments to annex II to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP20 2017 Albania IG.23/14 Programme of Work and Budget 2018 - 2019 AR EN ES FR
CoP19 2016 Athens IG.22/07 Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme of the Mediterranean Sea and Coast and Related Assessment Criteria AR EN ES FR
CoP19 2016 Athens IG.22/12 Updated Action Plans Concerning “Cetaceans”, “Coralligenous and Other Calcareous Bio-concretions”, and “Species Introductions and Invasive Species”; Mandate for update of the “Action Plan on Marine and Coastal Birds” and revision of the “Reference List of Marine and Coastal Habitat Types in the Mediterranean” AR EN ES FR
CoP19 2016 Athens IG.22/13 Roadmap for a Comprehensive Coherent Network of Well-Managed
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to Achieve Aichi Target 11 in the Mediterranean

AR EN ES FR

CoP19 2016 Athens IG.22/14 List of Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI List) AR EN ES FR
CoP18 2013 Istanbul IG.21/03 Decision on Ecosystems Approach including adopting
definitions of Good Environmental Status (GES) and targets
AR EN ES FR
CoP18 2013 Istanbul IG.21/04 Action Plans under the Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity Protocol including Monk Seal, Marine Turtles, Birds, Cartilaginous Fishes, and Dark Habitats AR EN ES FR
CoP18 2013 Istanbul IG.21/05 Identification and Conservation of sites of particular ecological interest in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP18 2013 Istanbul IG.21/06 Amendments of the Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP17  2012  Paris  IG.20/04 Implementing MAP ecosystem approach roadmap: Mediterranean Ecological and Operational Objectives, Indicators and Timetable for implementing the ecosystem approach roadmap AR EN ES FR
CoP17  2012  Paris  IG.20/05 Amendments of the Annexes II and III to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP17  2012  Paris  IG.20/06 Adoption of the Work Programme and Implementation Timetable of the Action Plan for the conservation of marine vegetation in the Mediterranean Sea for the period 2012-2017 AR EN ES FR
CoP17  2012  Paris  IG.20/07 Conservation of sites of particular ecological interest in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP17  2012  Paris  IG.20/11 Regional strategy addressing ship's ballast water management and invasive species AR EN ES FR
CoP16 2009 Marrakech IG.19/12 Amendments of the list of Annexes II and III of the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP16 2009 Marrakech IG.19/13 Decision Regarding a regional working programme for the coastal and marine protected areas in the Mediterranean including the High Sea AR EN ES FR
CoP16 2009 Marrakech IG.19/14 Inclusion in the SPAMI List of: the Natural Reserve of Bouches de Bonifacio (France), the Marine Protected Area Capo Caccia-Isola Piana (Italy), the Marine Protected Area Punta Campanella (Italy) and the Al-Hoceima National Park (Morocco) AR EN ES FR
CoP16 2009 Marrakech IG.19/15 Adoption of the revised implementation timetable of the "Action Plan for the conservation of Cartilaginous Fish (chondrichtyans) in the Mediterranean AR EN ES FR
CoP16 2009 Marrakech IG.19/17 Decision on the adoption of the Five-Year Programme of Work and Programme Budget for the 2010-2011 biennium AR EN ES FR