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The European Union (EU) protects over 460 species of wild birds throughout their entire life cycle under the EU Birds Directive. According to the latest assessment, around half of these wild bird species have a good population status at the EU level, which is slightly less (5 %) compared to the last reporting period (2008-2012). In the last 6 years, the proportion of birds having poor and bad conservation status has increased by 7 % to reach a total of 39 %.
Whilst 47 % of 463 bird species in the EU are in good conservation status, 39 % are in poor and bad conservation status.
Despite some improvements, progress has not been substantial to halt the deterioration in the population trends of EU bird species. This indicates that additional efforts will be needed to attain knowledge and reverse the current trends for the benefit of nature and people.
Birds are sensitive to environmental change and their population numbers can reflect transformations in ecosystems. Therefore, monitoring the abundance and distribution of bird populations can be excellent barometers of the heath of the environment. In this regard, the EEA assessment on the ‘State of nature’ provides information on the size and trends of bird populations, their breeding distribution and its trends, as well as their main pressures and measures taken; it also includes the role of Natura 2000 sites.
For references, please go to https://eea.europa.eu./themes/biodiversity/state-of-nature-in-the-eu/bird-populations-what-are-the-archive or scan the QR code.
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