An extraordinary Meeting of the Focal Points for SPAs (Specially Protected Areas) was held in Istanbul on the 1st and 2nd of June 2010. The Meeting was attended by delegations from 18 Mediterranean countries, as well as observers from the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), FAO, the Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM), IUCN, WWF, Greenpeace International, the MedPAN Association, the Agre