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Number of Natura 2000 sites

Figure Created 21 Sep 2020 Published 15 Oct 2020 Last modified 15 Oct 2020

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Topics: Biodiversity — Ecosystems Policy instruments

This map is a cartogram that distorts the geometry of regions to convey specific information by resizing. The box on the bottom left refers to the Macaronesian islands (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands). It only includes terrestrial Natura 2000 sites for EU-28 (SPAs, SACs, SCIs and proposed SCIs).

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Methodology:: Country polygons taken from the "wrld_simpl" dataset form the R library "maptools" and were distorted by the "cartogram_cont" function from the R library "cartogram". The size of the country shows the number of Natura 2000 sites in relation to the country size.
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 (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

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EEA, 2020, Article 12 Member States reports and assessments

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