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High nature value farmland - Characteristics, trends and policy challenges

 
EEA Report No 1/2004
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Farmland supports many habitats and species of European conservation concern. In 2003, Europe's environment ministers agreed to identify all farmland areas with high nature value and take conservation measures. This report shows that these areas cover roughly 15-25 % of the European countryside and suffer from land abandonment and intensification. Current policy measures appear insufficient to prevent further biodiversity decline.
Published: 28 Apr 2004
Themes
Agriculture Agriculture
Policy instruments Policy instruments

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  • EEA (European Environment Agency)

Contents

Maps and graphs

Cumulative distribution of 102 bird species with unfavorable conservation status occurring on farmland Cumulative distribution of 102 bird species with unfavorable conservation status occurring on farmland
Initial estimate of distribution of HNV farmland in Europe Initial estimate of distribution of HNV farmland in Europe
Less favoured area spending in relation to share of high nature value farmland per country (% of utilised agricultural area) Less favoured area spending in relation to share of high nature value farmland per country (% of utilised agricultural area)
Agri-environment spending in relation to share of high nature value farmland per country (% of utilised agricultural area) Agri-environment spending in relation to share of high nature value farmland per country (% of utilised agricultural area)
Share of utilised agricultural area under agri-environment schemes (1998 figures) Share of utilised agricultural area under agri-environment schemes (1998 figures)
Less favoured areas Less favoured areas
Extensive farmland within proposed Natura 2000 sites Extensive farmland within proposed Natura 2000 sites
N-fertiliser consumption in selected central and eastern European countries and N-fertiliser consumption in selected central and eastern European countries and
Less favoured areas Less favoured areas
Population trend common birds Population trend common birds
Initial estimate of distribution of HNV farmland in Europe Initial estimate of distribution of HNV farmland in Europe
Percentage of abandoned arable land in Estonia Percentage of abandoned arable land in Estonia
Cumulative distribution of 102 bird species with unfavourable conservation status occurring on farmland Cumulative distribution of 102 bird species with unfavourable conservation status occurring on farmland

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