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See all EU institutions and bodiesThe WISE WFD protected areas data set contains the location of areas which have been designated as requiring special protection of their surface water and groundwater, or for the conservation of habitats and species directly depending on water, including economically significant aquatic species (e.g. shellfish). According to the Article 6 of the Water Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2000/60/EC), Member States shall
Datasets
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - PUBLIC VERSION - version 3.0, Sep. 2021SHPGeopackageOGC:WMSESRI:REST
Published: 20 Sep 2021
Temporal coverage: 2016-2021
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - INTERNAL VERSION - version 3.0, Sep. 2021SHPGeopackage
Published: 20 Sep 2021
Temporal coverage: 2016-2021
Archived or restricted datasets
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - PUBLIC VERSION - version 2.0, Dec. 2020SHPGeopackageOGC:WMSESRI:RESTArchived
Published: 7 Dec 2020
Temporal coverage: 2016-2019
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Bathing water quality in Europe - Web Services
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - INTERNAL VERSION - version 2.0, Dec. 2020SHPGeopackageArchived
Published: 8 Dec 2020
Temporal coverage: 2016-2019
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - PUBLIC VERSION - version 1.0, Oct. 2019SHPGeopackageOGC:WMSArchived
Published: 15 Oct 2019
Temporal coverage: 2016-2019
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Bathing water quality in Europe - Web Services
WISE WFD Protected Areas under the Water Framework Directive 2016 - INTERNAL VERSION - version 1.0, Oct. 2019SHPGeopackageArchived
Published: 15 Oct 2019
Temporal coverage: 2016-2019