Area with current/potential importance to explore and demonstrate approaches and management solution#

Broader “Criteria class”

Description#

The area has outstanding natural and/or socio-economic characteristics to be used as pilot area for restoration actions, sustainable development of different activities, compensation mechanisms, green infrastructures, nature-based solutions, etc. And/or the area has a scientific interest.

Source
IMO PSSAs;

SPAMI List - RAC/SPA. (2020). Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, Annex I: Common criteria for the choice of protected marine and coastal areas that could be included in the SPAMI list. https://www.rac-spa.org/sites/default/files/annex/annex_1_en.pdf

MSFD Annex III Table 1 - Directive 2008/56/EC. (2008). Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive).

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