Explore nature reporting data

Every 6 years EU Member States are required to report on the sizes of and trends in populations of birds (Article 12 of the Birds Directive) and on the conservation status of and trends in targeted habitats and species (Article 17 of the Habitats Directive) within their European territories.

The EEA, together with its European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity and consultants from the European Commission, compile and process the reports from the Member States. In addition, they assess the conservation status of species and habitats at the EU level.

These data are from the reporting period 2013-2018.

Methodology

Datasets

Web Viewers

Results at EU level - dashboards

Based on data from Member States, several analysis and statistics were made at the EU or EU biogeographical level. These can be downloaded and consulted in an interactive way (dashboards). These interactive tools cover the main themes of the nature reporting for which an EU analysis is done.

Habitats and species covered by the Habitats and Birds directives
Population status and trends of birds
Conservation status and trends of habitats and non-bird species
Pressures and threats
Application of conservation measures and their effectiveness
Areas to be restored
Natura 2000 network and its coverage of species and habitats
Natura 2000 network and its effectiveness
Progress towards Target 1 and Target 3
Pollinators
Habitat types distribution (EU 27)

Reporting from the Member States

Birds Directive Article 12 reporting

Member States report on the progress of implementation of the Directive. The report focuses on the trends of bird populations and contains information on main pressures and threats, on conservation measures and on impact of the Natura 2000 network. The reports from Member States follow the agreed formats and methodologies allowing for assessments across EU. As part of their reports, Member States deliver maps with the distribution of the breeding bird species.

Article 12 summary of results for each Member State (national summaries). For tips on the use of the dashboards and notes on methodology please look here
Printable version of national summaries
Reports delivered by Member States
Timeliness of submissions
Quality of submissions

Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting

Member States monitor the conservation status of the habitats and species listed in the Annexes of Habitats Directive and report on the progress of implementation of the Directive. This report focuses on the assessment of conservation status and trends of species and habitats. In addition, the report contains information on main pressures and threats, on conservation measures and on impact of Natura 2000 network. The reports from Member States follow the agreed formats and methodologies allowing for assessments across EU. As part of their reports, Member States deliver maps with the distribution of the habitats and species.

Article 17 summary of results for each Member State (national summaries). For tips on the use of the dashboards and notes on methodology please look here
Printable version of national summaries
Reports delivered by Member States
Timeliness of submissions
Quality of submissions

Data quality and coherence

These dashboards highlight some critical gaps or inconsistencies in Article 12 and 17 reporting for the period 2013-2018. Inconsistencies of the data collected from the latter reporting with the data from the Natura 2000 dataset are also highlighted.