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Proportion of coastal waters (0 to 1 nm from the coast) of the Greater North Sea including Kattegat and the English Channel covered by Natura 2000 sites: -
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Protected areas: a key element of Europe's sustainable future: 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.
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Regional share of Natura 2000 habitats that depend on a continuation of extensive farming practices within Natura 2000 sites: The map shows that only a few NUTS areas have more than 50% share of targeted agricultural habitats within their Natura 2000 sites
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in Hungary, all IUCN categories: The map reflects the spatial combination of sites designated under national instruments and Natura 2000 sites. In Hungary there is an important overlap between Natura 2000 sites and nationally designated sites, however Natura 2000 also extend beyond these (little light green on the map). There are also a large proportion of nationally designated sites under IUCN V and VI which are not designated as Natura 2000 as reflected by extend of blue colour on the map
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in Estonia (only terrestrial part), all IUCN categories considered: -
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in Austria under IUCN categories I to IV: -
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in Austria under all IUCN categories: The map reflects the spatial combination of sites designated under national instruments and Natura 2000 sites. In Austria there is an important overlap between Natura 2000 sites and nationally designated sites, however Natura 2000 also extend beyond these (little light green on the map). There are also a large proportion of nationally designated sites under IUCN V and VI which are not designated as Natura 2000 as reflected by extend of blue colour on the map
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in France (only terrestrial part) under IUCN categories I to IV: -
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Spatial overlap between Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites in France (only terrestrial part) under all IUCN categories: The map reflects the spatial combination of sites designated under national instruments and Natura 2000 sites. In France Natura 2000 extends significantly beyond existing national designations, as shown by the extend of light green on the map. As compared to the map showing the overlap with only IUCN categories I to IV, its is obvious that, particularly in th South-eastern part of France, several Natura 2000 sites overlap with nationally designated sites under categories V and VI. There are also a large part of nationally designated sites under IUCN V and VI which are not designated as Natura 2000 as reflected by the blue dots on the map.
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The EU Natura2000 network of designated areas (both SPAs and SCIs) across biogeographic regions: SPA = Special Protected Areas
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