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Natura 2000
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Natura 2000 is a system of protected areas established by the European Union on a uniform basis throughout Europe. It comprises the areas designated by the member states in accordance with the EC Birds Directive and the Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive (FFH Directive) and specifies uniform protection provisions. Such protected areas have been designated for all animal and plant species and habitats listed in Annexes I and II of the Habitats Directive and Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive.
The Natura 2000 ecological network plays a crucial role in efforts to protect biodiversity in Europe.
Thuringia has
- 44 EC bird sanctuaries,
- 212 FFH sites and
- 35 FFH objects for bats
as Natura 2000 sites to the EU. This corresponds to about 17 % of the state's area.
Who should I contact?
For answers to technical questions or to obtain information on Natura 2000 under the Environmental Information Act, please contact the
- Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation in Jena,
for answers to enforcement questions in Natura 2000 areas to the
- the relevant administrative districts and independent cities as the lower nature conservation authorities.
Legal basis
- Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and their habitats (EC Birds Directive)
- Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds (EC Birds Directive)
- Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive, Habitats Directive)
- Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG)
- Thuringian Nature Conservation Act (ThürNatG)
- Thuringian Natura 2000 Conservation Objectives Ordinance (ThürNEzVO )
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation
Professionally released on
19.05.2020
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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