The 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. 2021SHPFGeoOGC:WMSESRI:REST
Published: 20 Sep 2021
Temporal coverage: 2016-2021

Archived or restricted datasets

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