Natural character
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.135(53) - Designation of the Galapagos Archipelago as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area - (Adopted on 22 July 2005) - Annex 1 - Description of the Galapagos Archpelago Particularly Sensitive Sea Area - 2 Significance of the area - Natural character

Natural character

  2.6 The Galapagos Islands are characterized by unspoilt surroundings leading to conditions of exceptional environmental purity as compared to most of the world's marine areas. The Archipelago has been recognized as a unique group of oceanic islands which still retains most of its terrestrial and marine biodiversity, thanks to a relatively low-key human presence. The tendency observed in the rest of the world is for biological richness to decrease rapidly as human activities increase.

Parent topic: 2 Significance of the area
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