European countries are failing to look after marine protected areas, putting some of the region's most threatened habitats and species at risk, according to a group of leading environmental NGOs.
In a statement, organisations including Oceana, WWF and Seas at Risk warned that pledges on paper to protect sites in the Natura 2000 — a network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species — were not being fulfilled.
“In reality, marine life in much of these areas is under increasing threat, due to a lack of management, monitoring and financing of conservation efforts,” the NGOs said.
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