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Environmental information systems
This indicator measures marine protected area (MPA) coverage at the EU and Member State levels and trends in this coverage over time. It considers MPAs reported as both Natura 2000 sites and nationally designated protected areas.
Datasets
Surface of the marine protected areas (2012-2022)Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)
Published: 7 Mar 2025
Temporal coverage: 2012-2022
Archived or restricted datasets
Surface of the marine protected areas_superseded (2012-2022)Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)ascii (.csv, .txt, .sql)Archived
Published: 5 Feb 2025
Temporal coverage: 2012-2022