http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/turning-the-urban-challenge-into?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Copenhagen, 2 July 2011. Up to 150 mm of rainfall in two hours – a city record since measurements began in the mid-1800s. Homes destroyed. Citizens and emergency services struggled to cope. This is one example of how excessive extreme weather events can affect a European capital – events that are expected more often under climate change. No publisher jaeglmar ecosystem services biodiversity green urban areas quality of life biodiversity loss protected areas climate change adaptation urban environment green infrastructure 2012-04-27T18:50:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/protected-areas-and-ecosystems/share-of-pas-in-selected?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:31:38+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/protected-areas-a-key-element?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europe's protected areas play a key role in protecting biodiversity. But they are also a critical component of the continent’s economy, contributing over EUR 15 billion a year in jobs, food, and other services for the people of Europe. 2012 marks both the 20th anniversary of the most important international multilateral agreement on Biodiversity, the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity and of the most important EU piece of legislation on nature and biodiversity, the EU's Habitats Directive. As today, 22 May, is international biodiversity day, it provides an ideal opportunity to examine the state of protected areas today and the many benefits they provide. No publisher karadgu birds directive convention on biological diversity protected areas habitats directive Natura 2000 2012-05-22T10:00:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/protected-areas-in-europe-2012?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Protected areas today cover a relatively large part of Europe, with almost 21 % of the territory of EEA member countries and collaborating countries consisting of protected areas. In spite of this widespread presence of protected areas in all European countries, the topic has not received as much attention on a pan-European level as other environmental issues. We hope this report from the EEA „ the first we have compiled on the subject „ will go some way to redressing the balance. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of protected areas and aims to assist policymakers and the wider public in understanding the complexity of the current systems of protected areas. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) protected areas in europe protected areas 2012-10-22T10:55:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/introduction/protected-areas?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:34:48+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/progress-towards-the-european-2010-biodiversity-target?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS3 (5.0) ecosystem services 2010 biodiversity target public awareness ecosystem integrity nature nature conservation sectoral integration SEBI biodiversity indicators protected areas sustainability biodiversity public opinion species threats to biodiversity 2009-05-22T09:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/progress-in-deisgnation-of-sites/progress-in-the-proposal-and?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Protected areas have taken many forms historically, from medieval hunting reserves, to more modern national parks and nature reserves. These different forms reflected the different needs that protected areas were created to serve, whether it was protecting the resource of wild game, preserving natural beauty or, more recently, safeguarding biodiversity. The last century has seen a great increase in both the number of protected areas and the total surface area that has received protected designation. No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:32:46+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/policy-framework/policy-framework?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic European policy regarding protected areas is mostly the product of initiatives from two main sources: the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and the European Union itself. However, other international conventions have also been promoting the creation of protected areas e.g. Ramsar Convention, World Heritage Convention, Bonn Convention. No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:33:22+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/overlap-between-wilderness-areas-and?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In terms of overall number, Estonia, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden have the most protected areas classified as Category Ia and Ib, and Category II. Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia and Slovenia have the highest number of protected areas under Category III, but not all countries classify protected areas under this category. The United Kingdom is the only country within the 39 EEA member and collaborating countries that has no protected areas in categories I, II or III. No data available for Ireland. No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). protected areas in europe protected areas CDDA wilderness 2012-10-22T09:45:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/policy-framework/other-instruments?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Environmental policy instruments important for the establishment of protected areas in Europe. No publisher palitmet protected areas Biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:34:14+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/number-and-size-of-protected-areas-1/number-and-size-of-protected-areas?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic About 1 096 800 km2 or 25 % of the EU 27 terrestrial land are protected under Natura 2000 or national designations or some combination of the two. No publisher palitmet protected areas cdda natura 2000 2013-05-22T14:30:00+02:00 Page http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/lu/nature-protection-and-biodiversity-why?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity No publisher SOER2010luxembourg Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures Nature Protection Information System habitat habitat directive urban sprawl Habitat degradation protected areas environmental programme biotope environmental law endangered species conservation of biodiversity Habitat fragmentation designated areas Biodiversity nature fragmentation species richness country assessment ecosystems Biodiversity Monitoring System SOER2010 biodiversity Nature Protection Act 2010-11-26T19:24:26+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/lu/nature-protection-and-biodiversity-state?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity No publisher SOER2010luxembourg Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures Nature Protection Information System habitat habitat directive urban sprawl Habitat degradation protected areas environmental programme biotope environmental law endangered species conservation of biodiversity Habitat fragmentation designated areas Biodiversity nature fragmentation country assessment ecosystems Biodiversity Monitoring System SOER2010 biodiversity Nature Protection Act 2010-11-26T19:24:26+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/pl/nature-protection-and-biodiversity-outlook?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Poland No publisher SOER2010poland SOER2010 Biodiversity biodiversity nature and biodiversity nature conservation State and Outlook 2010 protected areas conservation country assessment conservation of biodiversity protected area Proteted areas 2010-11-26T19:25:49+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/lu/nature-protection-and-biodiversity-outlook?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Luxembourg - nature protection and biodiversity No publisher SOER2010luxembourg Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures Nature Protection Information System habitat habitat directive urban sprawl Habitat degradation protected areas environmental programme biotope environmental law endangered species conservation of biodiversity Habitat fragmentation designated areas Biodiversity nature fragmentation species richness country assessment ecosystems Biodiversity Monitoring System SOER2010 biodiversity Nature Protection Act 2010-11-26T19:24:27+02:00 Common environmental theme