What is Natura 2000?

Natura 2000 is the key instrument to protect biodiversity in the European Union. It is an ecological network of protected areas, set up to ensure the survival of Europe’s most valuable species and habitats. Natura 2000 is based on the 1979 Birds Directive and the 1992 Habitats Directive.

How is the coverage of marine Natura 2000 calculated?

Natura 2000 coverage in Europe’s seas is calculated by marine regions and subregions. The land cover inside the Natura 2000 network is available from the land cover data viewer. A dedicated section in the EEA briefing ‘ Marine protected areas ‘ provides additional insights to the coverage of marine Natura 2000.

What is the difference between Natura 2000 and Emerald?

The two networks are fully compatible and use the same methodology and information tools. Whereas Natura 2000 applies to the EU Member States, Emerald applies to the rest of Europe. The Nature Directives and Natura 2000 together provide a significant contribution towards achieving the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020.

What are the Natura 2000 bird and habitat directives?

The sites within Natura 2000 are designated under the Birds and the Habitats Directives. The sites in the Natura 2000 network are designated under the ‘Nature Directives’, i.e. the Birds and the Habitats Directives.

Natura 2000 is a European network of protected nature areas where certain species of animal and their natural habitats are protected in order to preserve biodiversity.

Who manages Natura 2000?

– European Commission
Natura 2000 – Environment – European Commission.

What are Natura sites?

Natura 2000 is a network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It stretches across all 27 EU countries, both on land and at sea.

How much land does Natura cover?

In a nutshell. Stretching over 18% of the EU’s land area and more than 8% of its marine territory, Natura 2000 is the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world.

What are Natura 2000 sites UK?

Natura 2000 sites include some of the country’s most familiar landscapes including the Northumberland coast, the New Forest, the Norfolk Broads and Salisbury Plain. There are 338 Natura 2000 sites in England, in both marine and terrestrial locations, covering more than 2 million hectares.

Which designation will protect habitats of international importance?

Ramsar sites are wetlands which are considered to be of international significance.