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Biodiversity - key fact 2: Protected areas, including Natura 2000 sites in EU Member States, now account for 22 % of the terrestrial area of EEA member countries.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › Biodiversity — SOER 2010 thematic assessment › Key facts
Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains: Europe's mountain areas have social, economic and environmental capital of significance for the entire continent. This importance has been recognised since the late 19th century through national legislation; since the 1970s through regional structures for cooperation; and since the 1990s through regional legal instruments for the Alps and Carpathians. The European Union (EU) first recognised the specific characteristics of mountain areas in 1975 through the designation of Less Favoured Areas (LFAs). During the last decade, EU cohesion policy and the Treaty of Lisbon have both focused specifically on mountains.
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Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target: This report presents a first indicator-based assessment of Europe's progress towards its target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. The Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI 2010) process was set up to streamline national, regional and global indicators and, crucially, to develop a simple and workable set of indicators to measure progress and help reach the 2010 target.
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Nationally designated areas (CDDA): The European inventory of nationally designated areas holds information about protected sites and about the national legislative instruments, which directly or indirectly create protected areas.
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
Large protected areas in the Alps and the Carpathians: -
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Functional connectivity of Natura 2000 sites across political boundaries in EU, 2009: -
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EEA reviews new findings from 2012, the Year of Water: Europe needs to work harder to protect its water resources from increasing pressures. This was one of the messages that emerged during 2012, ‘European Year of Water’. The European Environment Agency (EEA) also presented important findings in many other areas, including air, climate, biodiversity and chemicals.
Located in Press room › News
Nature protection and biodiversity - Why care? (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Nature protection and biodiversity - State and impacts (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg
Nature protection and biodiversity - Drivers and pressures (Luxembourg): SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › Luxembourg