Global and regional Canopy Height Maps (CHM). Created using machine learning models on high-resolution worldwide Maxar satellite imagery.

This dataset represents locations and boundaries of MPAs (National MPAs and Natura 2000 sites) along the Northern coasts of Mediterranean Sea. This dataset has been created based on the respective product of MAPAMED (Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean) GIS database that gathers information on marine protected areas of the Mediterranean, and more generally on sites of interest to the conservation of the marine environment (url: http://www.mapamed.org). It is developed and jointly administered by the MedPAN association and RAC / SPA. (http://www.mapamed.org). Coverage is the territory of the following EU countries: Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus.

The Marine Protected Area Protection Framework (MaPAF; Rodríguez-Rodríguez et al., 2016) was adapted to update progress on the protection of Pelagos Sanctuary marine biodiversity. Accordingly, protection was conceived as an additive process entailing two complementary factors: 1. Legal protection and 2. Managerial protection. Legal protection was assessed through two indicators: 1.1. Legal designation, contributing to protection coverage targets, and 1.2. Regulation stringency, contributing to strict protection targets. Managerial protection was assessed via two indicators: 2.1. Existence of a management authority for the site, and 2.2. Existence of a management plan that is fully implemented (this layer). Both indicators are expected to contribute to effective Marine Protected Areas & Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) management targets. Thus, a site can be legally protected (typically, an MPA), by management measures (e.g. an OECM), attaining different degrees of conservation to their biodiversity. Therefore, a site that has been endowed a stringent legal designation category which has an appointed managerial authority that fully implements the site’s management plan is assumed to have greater protection than a site with opposite characteristics.

El mapa describe la estimación de captura de carbono (CO2) por grandes barrios en la Ciudad de Málagaen 2022, siendo los valores más altos (11) representativos de aquellas zonas de la ciudad donde se produce mayor secuestro de carbono, mientras que los más bajos (1), son representativos de las localizaciones en las que se produce menor captura de CO2.La presente información ha sido elaboracda utilizando tres variables principales: vegetación existente en la ciudad de Málaga(2022), permeabilidad del suelo(2018)y áreas lacustres de la ciudad(2022).Los sumideros de carbono son sistemas naturales o artificiales que absorben dióxido de carbono de la atmósfera y lo almacenan en forma de carbono orgánico, como biomasa o materia orgánica del suelo. Los sumideros de carbono desempeñan un papel crucial en la mitigación del cambio climático, ya que ayudan a reducir la cantidad de CO2 en la atmósfera, un gas de efecto invernadero que contribuye al calentamiento global.

Medbiolitter database summarises results of scientific studies on biodiversity and marine litter interactions in the Mediterranean Sea. To this end, information is collected from different data sources, such as institutions or projects, as well as peer-reviewed publications. One of the main sources of data is LITTERBASE/AWI, only including the coverage within the Mediterranean Sea. The database currently comprises 1047 records on interactions. Interaction refers to encounters between wildlife and litter items and are classified in four categories: 1) Ingestion, which is the most frequently observed interaction, followed by 2) entanglement, which affects motility, often with fatal consequences, 3) colonization, which occurs when many species settle on floating litter, and 4) others, including different types of less frequent interaction. The database includes among others the location, the type of interaction and litter, marine realm (beach, sea surface, water column, seafloor), habitat, species, whether it occurs in a marine protected area and the type in such case, as well as references to the publication from which the data are extracted.

The dataset of the degree of pressure based on the intensity of pleasure craft traffic in the Mediterranean Sea (year 2018) is produced in the framework of DestiMED PLUS. DestiMED PLUS Project builds on the successes of MEET and DestiMED projects and aims to improve levels of integration between regional tourism and conservation policies in the protected areas of 9 Mediterranean Regions through the creation of ecotourism itineraries which are developed using a collaborative approach, both locally and regionally to develop ecotourism.

The dataset of the number of cruise passengers in Mediterranean ports in 2018, including both those who start/end a cruise and those who are on excursion is produced in the framework of DestiMED PLUS. DestiMED PLUS Project builds on the successes of MEET and DestiMED projects and aims to improve levels of integration between regional tourism and conservation policies in the protected areas of 9 Mediterranean Regions through the creation of ecotourism itineraries which are developed using a collaborative approach, both locally and regionally to develop ecotourism.

Representación del efecto Isla de Calor Urbana mediante la oscilación térmica media estival nocturna por grandes barrios en la ciudad de Málaga desde 2003 a 2023. Para la elaboración de la presente información se han utilizado datos MODIS para el cálculo de la diferencia de temperatura entre área urbana y áreas colindantes. Concretamente se utilizan los datos LST (el término "LST" en el contexto de MODIS se refiere a "Land Surface Temperature" en inglés, que significa "Temperatura de la Superficie Terrestre" en español) derivados de MODIS de TERRA (MOD11A2) y AQUA (MYD11A2), disponibles con una resolución de 1000 m × 1000 m. Solo se procesan los píxeles con cielo despejado (nubosidad 0%) para no meter ruido en los cálculos de medias de temperatura. La franja horaria nocturna analizada comprende desde las 01:30 a las 10:30 horas, recopilando datos de junio, julio y agosto desde el 2003 hasta el 2023 (20 años). En este caso, se ha realizado la diferencia en LST de los píxeles urbanos y los píxeles no urbanos dentro de una extensión urbana, en este caso la definida como entorno urbano de Málaga. Los datos de la capa pueden utilizarse para identificar las áreas urbanas que son más propensas a experimentar el efecto isla de calor en la Ciudad de Málaga.

The Marine Protected Area Protection Framework (MaPAF; Rodríguez-Rodríguez et al., 2016) was adapted to update progress on the protection of Pelagos Sanctuary marine biodiversity. Accordingly, protection was conceived as an additive process entailing two complementary factors: 1. Legal protection and 2. Managerial protection. Legal protection was assessed through two indicators: 1.1. Legal designation, contributing to protection coverage targets, and 1.2. Regulation stringency (this specific layer), contributing to strict protection targets. Managerial protection was assessed via two indicators: 2.1. Existence of a management authority for the site, and 2.2. Existence of a management plan that is fully implemented. Both indicators are expected to contribute to effective Marine Protected Areas & Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) management targets. Thus, a site can be legally protected (typically, an MPA), by management measures (e.g. an OECM), attaining different degrees of conservation to their biodiversity. Therefore, a site that has been endowed a stringent legal designation category which has an appointed managerial authority that fully implements the site’s management plan is assumed to have greater protection than a site with opposite characteristics.