Environmental Quality in the Adriatic Ionian Region. Threat to Coastal and Marine BiodiversityČermelj, Branko (Avtor) Orlando-Bonaca, Martina (Avtor) Rotter, Ana (Avtor) Petelin, Boris (Avtor) The Environmental Quality is the third thematic pillar of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). The coordinators are Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina. The specific objectives of this pillar(EC 2014) (EC, 2014) are: • to ensure a good ecological and environmental status of the coastal and marine environment by 2020 in line with the relevant EU directives (principally Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)) and the ecosystem approach of the Barcelona Convention; • to contribute to the goal of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and restore them in so far as feasible, by addressing threats to marine and terrestrial biodiversity; and • to improve waste management by reducing waste flows to the sea, and to reduce nutrient flows and other pollutants to the rivers and the sea. 20162024-09-06 08:26:12Neznano20402sl