The Ain Al-Ghazala coastal lagoon and Elba Island in Libya are proclaimed as Marine Protected Areas

Based on the results of the field surveys undertaken as part of the MedPartnership (by the MedMPAnet and MedPAN South projects implemented by SPA/RAC and WWF MedPO respectively), the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth has declared the Ain Al-Ghazala coastal lagoon and its facing Elba Island as a Marine Protected Area (Decision No2_Year 2011 of 17 January 2011).

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