The action is organized in cooperation with the Youth Association of Polis Chrysochous Region and the Cyprus Foundation for the Protection of the Environment Terra Cypria.
Also, as announced by the Department of Fisheries, it will participate on Saturday in the "THALASSA 2022" Festival of the Ministry of Shipping, with a presentation on the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of Cyprus, including the SPAMI area, as well as on protected species, specifically sea turtles and the Mediterranean seal.
It clarifies that SPAMI areas, aim to protect and conserve habitats that have been significantly reduced or are in danger of disappearing, as well as those considered critical for the survival, reproduction and recovery of endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna.
It adds that in Cyprus, the coastal area of Akamas is an important nesting area for the Green Turtle (Cheloniamydas) and the Carettacaretta turtle (Carettacaretta) and points out that Cyprus is the only country in the European Union where the Green Turtle, which is the rarest of the two species, spawns.
He goes on to say that the most notable nesting beaches on the Akamas Peninsula are the beach of Toxeftra (about 1 km in length), and the beaches of Lara (south, central and north - about 3 km in length) which are located in the south-western part of the Akamas Peninsula.
These are also included in the Lara-Toxeftra protected area, which has a coastline of 10 km and includes a 90-meter wide beach and a marine area extending from the coast to a depth of 20 meters, the Department continues, adding that the Lara-Toxeftra area, has been included in 2013 in the List of "SPAMIs", within the framework of the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity of the Mediterranean, since it is recognized that it contributes significantly to the conservation status of these two species at the Mediterranean level.
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