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Natura 2000
Service Description
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 within the framework of the Environmental Information Act, contact the
for answers to questions on enforcement in Natura 2000 areas, contact the
- responsible districts and independent cities as lower nature conservation authorities.
Legal basis
- Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds and their habitats (Birds Directive)
- Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds (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 )
What else should I know?
On the websites of the
- European Union,
- the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and
- the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
extensive background and detailed information on the European protected area system Natura 2000 can be viewed, downloaded or also ordered in printed form (partly free of charge).
Publications on Natura 2000 in Thuringia have appeared, for example, in the series of publications of the Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation and can be ordered.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian State Office for the Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation
Professionally released on
19.05.2020
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Untere Naturschutzbehörde
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 12:00 (by appointment only)
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00
Please note
Appointments can also be made outside the above office hours if required.
Transport connection
Parking spaces
Number: 2
Fees: no
Number: 2
Fees: no
Building access
Further Authorities
Address
07745 Jena
