1. Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic EBSA Regional Workshop, 28 February to 2 March 2012 – Recife, Brazil

2. Global Open Oceans & Deep Seas (GOODS) : Bathyal Caribbean and Western Mid- Atlantic region :Biogeography Global Open Oceans & Deep Seas (GOODS) : Pelagic

3. Submissions of scientific information on potential areas meeting EBSA criteria Collection, Compilation, Analysis, Synthesis and Mapping of relevant scientific data & information Workshop Expert Discussion on the description of areas meeting EBSA criteria at sub-regional groups Final report Post-workshop report editing and strengthening of scientific information on areas description Workshop Plenary Discussion and Adoption of the description of areas meeting EBSAs criteria Brazil’s national preparatory process: Involving more than 50 scientists for the compilation of scientific data to describe areas meeting EBSAs criteria CBD Secretariat’s Technical support team in partnership with Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative, OBIS, UNEP/CEP, and various other global and regional partners

4. Compilation of scientific data & information ~40 GIS data layers of biogeography, biological and physical data Overlay & Analysis Data compilation and collection Synthesis and Mapping

6. OSPAR/ NEAFC/ CBD Secretariat EBSA Workshop in the North-East Atlantic (8 – 9 September 2011,Hyeres, France)

7. Jointly convened (OSPAR/NEAFC/SCBD) ToR: OSPAR Maritime Area beyond 200nm 26 invited scientists (max 40 participants) Substantial background information and on- line file sharing system Facilitation including data visualisation EBSA proposals invited (potential areas meeting EBSA criterias) Summary

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9. S ≈ 2.5 million km² L ≈ 46,000 km a link between 3 continents only 3,8% under protection (0.4% without Pelagos) Semi-enclosed sea Marine biodiversity - 0.3 % of ocean volume - 0.8 % of ocean surface area 7% of known marine species - Diverse origins ( 30% of endemism rate ) - Unequal distribution - Highly threatened One of the 25 biodiversity hotspots (Myers et al., 2000) UNEP/MAP/RAC-SPA, 2007 The Mediterranean Sea

10.  Implemented in 2008-2009 by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas of the Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP/RAC-SPA) under the guidance of a Steering Committee, made of international and regional organizations Work carried out regarding EBSAs identification in the Mediterranean under the Barcelona Convention / SPA-BD Protocol  Using existing databases and expert opinions  Geological features of the seabed  Oceanographic features  Ecological features of certain vulnerable habitats  Biogeographic features of commercial pelagic species and species subject to incidental capture or by-catch Overlapping polygons

11. 1 – Alboran Sea; 2 – Balearic Islands area; 3 – Gulf of Lions area; 4 – Tyrrhenian Sea; 5 – Tunisian Plateau; 6 - Adriatic Sea; 7 - Ionian Sea; 8 – Aegean Sea; 9 - Levantine Sea; 10 - Nile Delta sea area. The Pelagos Sanctuary, between the areas 3 and 4, even though it meets the EBSA criteria, is not listed because it is already protected as SPAMI under the provisions of the SPA/BD Protocol. 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 Synthesis report on the work carried out regarding EBSAs identification in the Mediterranean submitted to CBD as per Decision IG.20/7 of COP 17 (Paris, February 2012)