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13.07.2612:00 
Chile exceeds 50% marine protection and positions itself as world leader in ocean conservation
More than 337,000 km² of protected area were added in the South American country
Chile's Council of Ministers for Sustainability and Climate Change has approved the creation of two new marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean: Juan Fernandez II National Marine Park and Nazca Desventuradas II National Marine Park. With this decision, the country now has nearly 54 per cent of its exclusive economic zone under environmental protection, placing it among the five nations with the highest proportion of conserved marine territory globally.
Environment Minister Maisa Rojas highlighted that these areas protect ecosystems of "unique biodiversity" and "high endemism", while the mayor of the "Juan Fernandez Archipelago", Pablo Manriquez, described the measure as a "deep desire of our community" that has come to fruition after years of intergovernmental work, according to El Maipo, a partner of TV BRICS.
The new parks cover more than 337,000 km² of protected area, encompassing zones of high ecological value that are home to endemic species such as the Juan Fernandez lobster, as well as ancient corals and seamounts that serve as oases of biodiversity.
Similarly, important discoveries have also been made in BRICS countries to expand our understanding and protection of the oceans.
Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries announced the establishment of an additional 200,000 hectares of marine conservation areas, with the aim of strengthening ecosystem resilience, protecting the environment and contributing to sustainable economic growth, according to Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.
Similarly, according to an official website of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, the Brazilian government has launched the Marine Spatial Planning (PEM) initiative, a strategic initiative led by the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources to regulate the use of the oceans, harmonise economic development with sustainability and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The plan, which is already being implemented in several regions and is expected to be applied nationwide by 2030, seeks to protect biodiversity and ensure a sustainable future for the more than 50 million people living along Brazil's 8,500 kilometres of coastline.
In addition, a project has been launched in the United Arab Emirates to cultivate half a million coral colonies in the coming years around the Barakah nuclear plant, with the aim of creating nurseries for corals resistant to high temperatures that preserve and increase marine biodiversity. The initiative is part of a national programme to plant 4 million corals by 2030, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM), a partner of TV BRICS.
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