Agenda item 4

Natura 2000: key facts and figures

Data as of January 2011

CGBNCo-ordination Group for Biodiversity and Nature10th meeting – 08/04/11

http://biodiversity.europa.eu

Natura 2000, Forest and Agriculture

Natura 2000 Main Ecosystems

Birds Directive: terrestrial and marine coverage

Habitats Directive: terrestrial and marine coverage

By bio-geographical regions (total area)*

*GIS calculated

Main European rivers & Natura 2000

Evaluation of the Sufficiency of the Natura 2000 network (Habitats Directive sites only)

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Sufficient designation of sites 5516 81,7% 80 33,2% SUF

Minor Insufficiency: Natura 2000 site SDF(s) to be completed 381 5,6% 26 10,8% IN MIN

Moderate insufficency: additional site(s) must be designated 502 7,4% 78 32,4% IN MOD

Major Insufficiency: no sites so far 25 0,4% 7 2,9% IN MAJ

Scientific Reserve: further inventories required 257 3,8% 30 12,4% SR

Scientific Reserve to the Reference List (occurence uncertain) / Others 71 1,1% 20 8,3% SR ref List /

OthersTotal 6752 100% 241 100%

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Useful links Natura 2000 Public Viewer: http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/ Natura 2000 other data and resources:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/access_data/index_en.htm

Article 17: http://biodiversity.eionet.europa.eu/article17/ Bidodiversity Data Centre:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/dc