Habitats. 1. The Parties shall take appropriate measures for the protection of habitats. They shall pay due regard to the necessity of creating and maintaining a network of protected areas also in the migration areas of the seals in the Agreement Area and of ensuring the preservation of areas which are essential to the maintenance of the vital biological functions of seals. 2. The Parties shall preserve habitats and seals present from undue disturbances or changes resulting, directly or indirectly, from human activities. 3. The Parties shall have regard to the protection of habitats from adverse effects resulting from activities carried out outside the Agreement Area. 4. The Parties shall explore the possibility of restoring degraded habitats and of creating new ones.
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Sources: Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea, Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea, Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea