WHY MEDAM ?

1. Damage to the marine environment

The destruction of the habitat is at the very summit of the hierarchy of damage to the biodiversity of the planet, ranking even above the impact of invasions of allogenic species, chemical or bacteriological pollution or the over-exploitation of living natural resources. The impact of major climatic changes will soon have to be taken into account in this ranking (Chapin et al., 2000).

2. The destruction of habitats in marine environment by coastal development

Damage to the marine environment that is underestimated

Each land reclamation from the sea destroys an underwater habitat by building over or enclosing a body of water. A high density of reclamations on small shallow bottom areas represents quantitatively a major form of damage to the underwater environment. The destruction caused is irreversible.