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The initiative, coordinated by the ICM-CSIC, will consider the effects of human pressure and climate change, which will enable to design and develop more effective management plans.

The Barcelona metropolitan area has been one of the 690 regions worldwide that have contributed to the City Nature Challenge, an international challenge to discover the nature of cities.

The initiative aims to restore about 30,000 hectares of deep-sea habitats in Catalonia with the active participation of the fishing sector.

This is the main conclusion of a new ICM study that highlights the need to deepen the knowledge of marine microorganisms to improve the design of management and conservation strategies.

The ICM-CSIC is one of the coordinators of this initiative that aims to add aquatic fungi to biodiversity monitoring programs across Europe.

This is the main conclusion of a new ICM-CSIC study that tests the effectiveness of remote sensing for monitoring key oceanographic variables, including salinity.