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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF MPAs IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Figure 11: Contribution to total income according to type of funding sources per sub-region
For the last financial year, except for one MPA, government budgets (local, regional and
national sources) were the main sources of funding for MPAs. This always covered more
than 50% of annual expenditures, ranging from 53% to 98% of total revenues for
autonomous MPAs. MPAs with a lower percentage of government funding compared with
the entire sample are generally those countries that have a large contribution from self-
generated revenue. For one autonomous MPA, 85% of total income comes from European
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