details
- Name
- Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area
- Native name
- AMP Isole Egadi
- Country
- Italy
- info@ampisoleegadi.it
- Centre Website
- https://www.ampisoleegadi.it/ (under development)
organisation profile
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The Egadi's archipelago is located in the Strait of Sicily, and includes the islands of Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo and the islets of Formica and Maraone.
Egadi islands MPA is the largest marine reserve in Europe (54,000 ha), established in 1991 and managed by the Municipality of Favignana, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
The institutional missions of the MPA are:
1. protection and enhancement of the marine environment,
2. environmental education,
3. awareness and information of users,
4. research and monitoring,
5. integrated coastal zone management,
6. promotion of sustainable development, with particular
reference to the eco-compatibility of tourism.
results in other services
edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 5916
- Collating centre
- National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography (OGS)
- Latest update
- 26 January 2024 8:03:43 PM