Nationally designated areas: Look-up tables,

CDDA designation categories,
Category,Definition
A,"Designation types used with the intention to protect fauna, flora, habitats and landscapes (the latter as far as relevant for fauna, flora and for habitat protection)"
B,"Statutes under sectorial, particularly forestry, legislative and administrative acts providing an adequate protection relevant for fauna, flora and habitat conservation"
C,"Private statute providing durable protection for fauna, flora or habitats"

Coordinate codes,
CDDA_Coordinates_code,Definition_of_code
00,unknown
01,national calculation
02,EEA to calculate from reported boundary data

Availability codes,
CDDA_Availability_code,Definition_of_code
00,boundaries not available
01,boundaries reported to EEA
02,boundaries under preparation
03,boundaries not relevant for analysis at European scale. Point or line feature

Resolution codes,
CDDA_Resolution_code,Definition_of_code
00,use resolution information provided in metadata for the spatial dataset
01,unknown
02,less than 1:1 000 000
03,between 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000
04,between 1:100 000 and 1:250 000
05,greater than 1:100 000

Dissemination codes,
CDDA_Dissemination_code,Definition_of_code
00,use dissemination instructions provided in metadata for the spatial dataset,
01,vector data can be published for this feature,
02,public dissemination restricted to presence/absence in European raster dataset,
03,public dissemination restricted to European scale maps,
04,dissemination to CDDA partner institutions (WCMC and CoE) for their internal use only. Other interested parties should contact national representative,
05,no dissemination by EEA. Interested parties should contact national representative,

IUCN categories,,
IUCNCAT,Title,Definition
Ia,Strict nature reserve,"Strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly geological/geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values. Such protected areas can serve as indispensable reference areas for scientific research and monitoring"
Ib,Wilderness area,"Protected areas that are usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed so as to preserve their natural condition"
II,National park,"Protected areas that are large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities"
III,Natural monument or feature,"Protected areas that are set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, submarine cavern, geological feature such as a caveor even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value"
IV,Habitat/species management area,"Protected areas that aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not the requirement of the category"
N/A,Not available/known,"IUCN category is not available/known for a site/designation, explanation for reasons is needed in field Remark or NOTES, also if such designation will never get IUCN category, explanation why is needed"
NA,Not available/known,"IUCN category is not available/known for a site/designation, explanation for reasons is needed in field Remark or NOTES, also if such designation will never get IUCN category, explanation why is needed"
V,Protected landscape/seascape,"Protected areas where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an areas of distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value; and where safeguarding the integrity of this interaction is vital to protecting and sustaining the areas and their associated nature conservation and other values"
VI,Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources,"Protected areas that conserve ecosystems and habitats, together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. They are generally large, with most of the area in a natural condition, where a proportion is under sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial use of natural resources compatible with nature conservation is seen as one of the main aims of the area"

Legal change codes,,
Last_legal_change_code,Definition_of_code,
00,site area increased,
01,site area decreased,
02,site designation changed - included elsewhere,
03,site designation ended - area no longer protected,
04,,

Methodology types,,
Methodology_type,Definition_of_code,
00,unknown,
01,official GIS,
02,other GIS (from research project etc),
03,expert judgement