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Many of Europe's protected areas lack specific conservation measures and objectives

News Published 06 Oct 2020 Last modified 10 Feb 2023

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Photo: © Guido Gavazzi, REDISCOVER Nature/EEA

The European Union’s (EU) Natura 2000 network of protected areas is expanding. To make full use the network’s potential, the protected sites need to be managed better with clear conservation goals, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today. The briefing shows, that currently many of Europe’s protected sites lack specific and measurable conservation objectives.