The Environmental Atlas http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Europe's protected areas http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The European Environment Agency is compiling data about protected areas in Europe via the data flows on Natura 2000 and Nationally designated areas, reported by the countries. The material and analyses presented on these pages are based on the EEA report "Protected areas in Europe - an overview" from 2012. No publisher palitmet protected areas in europe protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:35:13+02:00 Folder Complementarity between national designations and international networks http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/complementarity-of-protected-areas/complementary-between-national-designations-and?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The system of protected areas in Europe is complex, and in many cases, there is a complementarity and overlap between different designation‑types at various levels. No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:35:00+02:00 Page Protected areas 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 Directives of the European Union http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/policy-framework/directives-of-the-european-union?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 2013-05-22T14:34:08+02:00 Page Other instruments 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 Policy framework 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 Conventions at the global level http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/policy-framework/conventions-global-level?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Environmental policy instruments important for the establishment of protected areas in Europe. No publisher palitmet Biodiversity protected areas 2013-05-22T14:33:52+02:00 Page Progress in the proposal and designation of sites 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 IUCN management categories http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/IUCN-management-categories/protected-areas-categories-iucn?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) a protected area can include any area of sea, lakes, rivers or land that has been identified as important for conservation of nature, and managed for this purpose. Some protected areas allow industry, extensive agriculture or fishing to occur within their boundaries, while others prohibit all of these activities. No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:31:09+02:00 Page Share of protected areas in selected ecosystems 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 Management of protected areas http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/management/management-of-protected-areas?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The links below provide information, guidance, and best practice on management of protected areas. No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:30:00+02:00 Page Distribution maps http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/distribution-maps-1/distribution-maps?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher palitmet protected areas biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:30:44+02:00 Page Connectivity across national boundaries http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/facts-and-figures/connectivity-across-national-boundaries-1/connectivity-across-national-boundaries?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher palitmet protected areas Biodiversity 2013-05-22T14:29:50+02:00 Page Management http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodiversity/protected-areas/management?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher palitmet Biodiversity protected areas 2013-05-22T14:28:19+02:00 Folder Cumulative number and surface area of protected areas in the 39 EEA countries http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/cumulative-number-and-surface-area?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The graph shows the evolution over years of areas protected under national designations both in terms of cumulative number of sites and cumulative area. The information is the one reported by EEA countries (and collaborative countries) as part of the EIONET priority data flow within the Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA) 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 biodiversity protected area 2012-10-22T09:51:45+02:00 EEAFigure