Examples of Habitats Directive in a sentence
In this regard, in December 2023 a new Natura 2000 Network marine area was declared in the west of the Strait of Gibraltar for the presence of marine mammals, and a new SCI is currently being proposed to be protected in the Alboran Sea for the conservation of different species listed in Annex IV of the Habitats Directive (dolphins, pilot whales, sperm whales and beaked whales).
Natura 2000 sites designated by countries for a) Harbour Porpoise and b) Bottlenose Dolphin in fulfilment of the EU Habitats Directive.
During the course of the last ten years, the process of identifying and then designating Marine Protected Areas within the Natura 2000 network, has continued for both of the cetacean species (harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin) listed on Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive.