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The Habitats of the European Union Habitats Directive

Biology & Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 2006
The habitats listed in Annex I of the 1992 European Union Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora cover a wide range of both terrestrial and marine habitats, including a large number that are semi natural rather than natural.
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Biodiversity protection under the habitats directive

Environmental Law Review, 2017
Although the Habitats Directive has enhanced nature conservation in Europe, it has failed to stop deterioration in its biodiversity. A significant contribution to this failure is the weak provision on compensatory measures under Article 6(4) of the directive in the event that Member States decide to authorise activities which harm protected areas.
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Designation of Sites for Fish under the EU Habitats Directive

Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 2004
The EU Habitats Directive requires protection of species and habitats of European importance in Ireland. Six fish species will be given priority protection, together with other aquatic organisms. This paper outlines the relevance of this directive to Ireland’s fish fauna, describes the process involved and sets out the position in Ireland regarding ...
Marie Dromey, Ciaran O'Keefe
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The Habitats Directive: Implementation in the Member States

European Energy and Environmental Law Review, 1995
European Environmental Law Review correspondents in the EU Member States were asked, at the end of November 1994, to report on the state of implementation of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 (Official Journal, 22 July 1992, L 206), which was due to have been implemented in May 1994. which was due to have been implemented in May 1994. has
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The Water Framework Directive and the Habitats and Birds Directives

2009
The Water Framework Directive not only describes a new method to classify and enhance the status of waters in the UK, it also provides new obligations, a new management framework and additional monitoring requirements for water dependent Natura 2000 protected areas. Most importantly, it requires the achievement of any standards and objectives for these
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Working out norms for the preservation of Habitats: The implementation of the directive Habitats, in France

2008
Preserving biological biodiversity on the continent scale, such is the challenge that the European Union intends to take up by adopting the 1992 Habitats directive. Through this initiative, European decision-makers wish to bring their contribution to what is now one of the planet’s new stakes.
Deverre, Christian, Fortier, Agnès, Alphandéry, Pierre, Lefebvre, Catherine, Deverre, Christian, Fortier, Agnès, Alphandéry, Pierre, Lefebvre, Catherine   +7 more
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Monitoring the Application of the Birds and the Habitats Directives

Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, 2013
The contribution examines the monitoring of the application of Directives 2009/147 on birds and 92/43 on habitats and wild fauna and flora by the EU institutions. It concludes that while without such monitoring, the situation of biodiversity in the EU would be worse, the application of directives and their effects on fauna and flora species is not a ...
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Coastal defence and the Habitats Directive: predictions of habitat change in England and Wales

The Geographical Journal, 2001
Future coastal defence policies and ‘natural’ processes will have an impact on habitats within Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Areas (SPA) and Ramsar sites. An overview of the potential nature and extent of these changes (losses or gains over the next 50 years) around the coast of England and Wales was carried out to inform ...
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The EU habitats directive

European Environment, 1994
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Habitat Conservation: The dynamics of direct and indirect payments

2016
PES-1 (Payments for Environmental Services Associate Award)
Conrad, J. M., Ferraro, Paul J.
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