Biogeographical regions - version 1998

The bio-geographic regions dataset (Version 1998) contains the official delineations used in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and for the EMERALD Network set up under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention).

Note: new version is available!

Aug 20, 2008 - Biogeographical regions, Europe 2008

European data set

Bio-geographic regions in Arc/Info export format (vector)

bgv4.e00 (Octet Stream)
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Additional information

Coordinate reference system

bgv4.prj (Octet Stream)
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Produced maps and graphs

Agricultural intensification of grassland

Biogeographical regions in Europe 1998

EUNIS habitat types per biogeographic region

Agricultural abandonment of grassland

Regional predominant pressures on wet grassland

Zoom in on mountain and coastal areas Perpignan-Torino What happens in the coastal zone is important to all Europeans

Regional predominant pressures on coniferous forest

Fragmentation by major roads of large forest complexes (&gt;600 km²)

Regional predominant pressures on dry grassland

Publish date:: 01 Jan 2002
Last upload:: 01 Jan 2002
Tags:: EEA owned data sets | Natlan | geospatial data
Rights:: 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.
Source:: Natural Vegetation map of Europe, 1987 CEC and Council of Europe, 1987. ISBN 42-871-1047-6 Bohn, U, 1996 : Naturliche Vegetation Europas. Map Bundesamt fur Naturschutz Bonn, Germany
Owners:: European Environment Agency
Processors:: The European Topic Centre on Nature Protection and Biodiversity