International Mediterranean Day
From mare nostrum to mare mostrum
The Mediterranean is in a crisis of health and ethics due to too many forgotten deaths: the Mare Nostrum, as the Romans called it, is – or was? – the treasure chest of the planet’s marine biodiversity: although it has a surface area of about 1% of all the oceans, it is home to over 12,000 marine species and contains between 4 and 12% of the world’s marine biodiversity.
Unfortunately, the Mediterranean is currently the most overfished sea in the world, with over 90% of stocks being fished beyond what is considered the sustainable level for life in the ecosystem.
One of the main faults attributed to Italy is that of not complying analytically with its obligations under the Barcelona Convention, established in 1976, which consist of implementing precautionary actions to prevent, combat and eliminate pollution in the Mediterranean Sea area and to protect and enhance the marine environment of the area.
134 species of fish, birds, turtles and marine mammals in the Mediterranean are victims of plastic ingestion.
WWF WARNS ABOUT
THE MIX OF PLASTIC AND GLOBAL WARMING
This plastic is also reaching us: we ingest an average of five grams of plastic per week, the equivalent of a credit card, and the implications for our health are still unknown.
THE CRISIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IS PROFOUND
not least because of the constant loss of life
Photo Blog Sicilia
The International Day of the Mediterranean
was launched in the framework of the
Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Barcelona
on 28 November 1995.
