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Natura 2000 definition

Natura 2000 means the European network of special areas of conservation, and special protection areas under the old Wild Birds Directive or the new Wild Birds Directive, provided for by Article 3(1) of the Habitats Directive (network of special areas of conservation: Natura 2000);
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directives 79/409/EEC, 92/43/EEC and 2000/60/EC (Birds, Habitats or Water Framework Directives) as delineated on the Department’s online GLAS mapping system.
Natura 2000 means land designated under the Directive 79/409/EEC and Directive 92/43/ECC (Birds and Habitat Directive).

Examples of Natura 2000 in a sentence

  • This is a proportionate approach, in line with the levels of protection offered by the conservation legislation to protect these other sites (which are generally more numerous than Natura 2000 or SSSIs) whilst ensuring that we do not restrict development.

  • Articles 3 to 9 provide the legislative means to protect habitats and species of Community interest through the establishment and conservation of an EU-wide network of sites known as Natura 2000.

  • CCW considers that the concept of favourable conservation status provides a practical and legally robust basis for conservation objectives for Natura 2000 and Ramsar sites.

  • Assessment of plans and projects significantly affecting Natura 2000 sites.

  • Articles 6(3) and 6(4) of the Habitats Directive set out the decision-making tests for plans and projects likely to affect Natura 2000 sites (Annex 1.1).


More Definitions of Natura 2000

Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directive 79/409/EEC 92/43/EEC and Directive 2000/60/EC (Birds and Habitat Directives) as delineated on the Department’s online GLAS mapping system.
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directive 79/409/EEC and Directive 92/43/EEC (Birds and Habitat Directives).
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds as delineated on the Department’s GLAM system.
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directives 79/409/EEC, 92/43/EEC and 2000/60/EC (Birds, Habitats or Water Framework Directives) and declared in the applicants name in his/her 2010 Single Payment Scheme application.
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directive 79/409/EEC
Natura 2000. ’ means the European network of special areas of conservation, and special protection areas under the Wild Birds Directive, provided for by Article 3(1)of the Habitats Directive;
Natura 2000 means the European network of special areas of conservation, and special protection areas under the Wild Birds Directive, provided for by Article 3(1) of the Habitats Directive [F17(but see paragraphs (3) and (4))];