Table 9.3 - Legislative status of representative sites for lakes

Source: E Maltby and EEA-TF

Total number of sites International designation 1 National designation2 No designation but international recognition3 No recognition4
224 58 109 47 10
  1. All or part of site designated by one or more international measures for conservation, eg Ramsar or EU Special Protection Area.
  2. All or part of site designated by one or more national measures for conservation, eg Nature Reserve or National Park.
  3. Unprotected but recognised as being of international importance, eg Important Bird Area in Europe (Grimmett and Jones, 1989).
  4. Unprotected and with no recognition of international conservation importance.