Mediterranean countries sign two agreements for the protection of the environment

Recently have entered into force two protocols for the Defence of the Mediterranean, introduced  by Barcelona Convention and endorsed by all Countries bordering on the 'Mare Nostrum'. It is the protocols for the integrated management of areas coastal and offshore. 

"The entry into force of these two legal instruments," as said Maria Luisa Silva Mejias, secretary of the State Convention and the UNEP, the Environment Agency United Nations which is based in Athens, "enables Mediterranean region to prevent and respond to better to the environmental threat linked  to the platforms offshore and coastal degradation". 

The protocols provide a common response in case of similar incidents that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico and provide better preparation in coastal protection against climate change, thanks to a system of permits and joint monitoring, for example in the field of with regard to oil exploration offshore. 

The document also contains a number of protective measures  for the coasts, such as the prohibition of construction less than 100 meters from the sea and the obligation of assessments impact and planning.