The civil society, especially the organizations dealing with environmental issues is crucial when it comes to implementation of Natura 2000. They are the link with...
Archive for month: April 2022
Business sector
The business society often believes that protected areas destroy the possibility to develop economically. That is not necessarily true when it comes to Natura 2000...
Land owners
If you have a land in an area that is one of the suggested Natura 2000 sites you should start looking at what this would...
Natura 2000 Map
The map of Natura 2000 will be available when the 7 pilot sites determined as part of the project “Strengthening the capacities for implementation of...
Acts, strategies, management plans, guidelines and guides
Biodiversity Strategy The EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and help stop global biodiversity loss by 2020....
Legal basis
At the EU level, nature and biodiversity are protected by several points of law. The start of this full commitment to nature protection dates back...
Main benefits and objectives
The main aim of Natura 2000 is to preserve biodiversity for future generations, as a key part in the functioning of the ecosystem. Keeping what is...
Useful links
European Union European Commission’s DG Environment – Nature & Biodiversity European Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism European Environment Agency Eurosite DG Environment Publications on Nature Directives and Natura 2000 Biodiversity information system for Europe – BISE Natura2000 Natura2000 Networking Programme EU Member States’ Natura2000 webpages Relevant Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Websites Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Environment Programme & World Conservation Monitoring Centre A – Z areas of biodiversity importance European Centre for Nature Conservation ECRAN Project http://www.ecranetwork.org/ Crioatioan State institute for nature protection http://www.dzzp.hr/eng/ Institute...
Management plans
The management plans for implementation of Natura 2000 in the Country are yet to be developed. In the meanwhile, the guidelines from the Directives should...