WET MAIN AREAS

Balkan-Mediterranean territory shares natural environment of high biodiversity value including lake complexes, riverine systems and inland and coastal wetlands, many of which represent important archaeological heritage. The territory contains Ramsar sites and NATURA 2000 sites. The complex of lakes at the transnational zone is a priority corridor for biodiversity conservation across the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot, including 42 key biodiversity areas with a total of 29 globally threatened species... Common major territorial problems arise from resources' inefficient use, pollution and fragmentation, which coupled with the impacts of climate change lead to reduced availability of water and to degradation, having strong implications both for nature and man. Further, weak is the efficiency in nature protection and management of protected areas due to slow implementation of EU directives, differences in the capacity to develop policies and action plans, to apply joint ecosystem and..

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