Knowledge for protection: species conservation
Portugal has considerable biodiversity — a result of its geography, climate and historical ties to the sea. But it is little studied, and we value it even less.
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Portugal has considerable biodiversity — a result of its geography, climate and historical ties to the sea. But it is little studied, and we value it even less.

The treaty aims to protect marine biodiversity in parts of the ocean that are no one's territory, placing science at the centre of decision-making; it seeks to change the governance of half the planet.

Maria da Graça Carvalho emphasised that what was achieved by creating the Azores Network of Marine Protected Areas (RAMPA) was praised worldwide, and that this suggestion 'tarnishes' what was done.
