What are Natura 2000 sites?
In practice. 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.
What does Natura 2000 stand for?
Natura 2000 is a European network of important ecological sites. The EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) placed an obligation on Member States of the EU to establish the Natura 2000 network. These regulations transpose the EU directives into Irish national Law.
When did Natura 2000 start?
2012
In 2012 the European Commission launched the ‘Natura 2000 biogeographical process’.
How many Natura 2000 sites are there in the UK?
338 Natura 2000 sites
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.
What is the difference between an SAC and SPA?
SACs protect a wide range of habitats (and in turn the flora and fauna they possess) like forests, agri-environments and our own boglands. SPAs help protect the bird species deemed most vulnerable across the EU.
What is Natura land?
The Natura 2000 Network is a network of important ecological sites across the European Union. The total land and freshwater area within the Natura network in Ireland is some 11,644km2: this includes some 2,300km2 of designated marine areas.
What is a protected site?
According to IUCN and adopted for the INSPIRE context a protected site is: An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.
What is a European protected site?
These are sites with habitat and species considered to be most in need of conservation (excluding birds covered by Special Protection Areas) by the EU under the Habitats Regulations.
Are Ramsar Sites Natura 2000 sites?
Most Ramsar sites in Scotland are linked to the Natura 2000 network – either as a Special Protection Area (SPA) or Special Area of Conservation (SAC). All are underpinned by Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
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.
Where are the Natura 2000 protected areas located?
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated respectively under the Habitats Directive and Birds Directive. The network includes both terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas.
What is the purpose of the Natura 2000 network?
Furthermore, the Natura 2000 network is the EU contribution to the “Emerald network” of Areas of Special Conservation Interest set up under the Bern Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats.
Is the Natura 2000 part of the Bern Convention?
Furthermore, the Natura 2000 network is the EU contribution to the ” Emerald network ” of Areas of Special Conservation Interest set up under the Bern Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats. Natura 2000 is also a key contribution to the Program of Work of Protected Areas of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
What are the directives of the Natura 2000?
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.
