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Is there a protected area near you? Find out on UN Biodiversity Day

News Published 22 May 2013 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Photo: © Paul Appleton

Protected areas cover more than one fifth of the land in the 39 countries working with the European Environment Agency (EEA). On International Biodiversity Day, the EEA encourages Europeans to find out more about their closest nature reserve or national park using a new interactive map.