The strategic goals set out in the draft National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Malta are translated into the following action-based and outcome-oriented measures, which are grouped into 18 thematic areas, and must be achieved by 2020.
Theme 3: Ecological Network of Protected Areas (EN 5-7)
EN5: A zoning system which in the case of terrestrial areas builds on adapted principles of the scheduling process is in place for protected areas and applies temporal and spatial restrictions so as to direct anthropogenic pressures away from particularly sensitive habitats and species, or away from particularly sensitive periods of the year.
EN6: A range of governance types for long term management of protected areas is in place, based on good governance principles.
EN7: Standards, criteria and indicators are established to evaluate the effectiveness of protected area management.
Mepa published the draft National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Malta on 28th February 2012. The NBSAP aims to set Malta on the right track to meet its own biodiversity and other environmental objectives, as well as its international commitments, by 2020. To view the document visit www.mepa.org.mt/biodiversity-nbsap