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 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.

Examples of Natura 2000 in a sentence

  • Where appropriate, synergies will be sought (natural and cultural heritage) for managing tourist visits to Natura 2000 sites and protected areas with a view to increasing their attraction as tourist destinations, and simultaneously reducing the negative impacts of tourism on biodiversity in these areas.

  • In light of the wide variety of potential beneficiaries of these funds, they should be provided with capacity building to be able to apply for funds at calls for proposals, and it is also necessary that strategic documents (e.g. Water Management Plan, Marine Environment Management Plan, Reducing Flood Risk Plan and Programme of Measures of Natura 2000 sites) clearly define priority measures for the next period in order for the invested funds to have the maximum effect.

  • Special attention will be given to areas that are important for preserving biodiversity (ecologically important areas of specific grassland habitats, grassland habitats of butterflies and litter-raking forests, central areas of the occurrence of extensive humid meadow bird species, most vulnerable grasslands within Natura 2000 sites and the central area of where bears and wolves occur).

  • Therefore, the next financial perspective will see support for completing the establishment of a system for managing the Natura 2000 sites.

  • In order for activities not to have a major effect on Natura 2000 sites or areas affecting these sites, a statement by the ministry responsible for monitoring the status of Natura 2000 sites will have to be obtained.


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 land designated under the Directive 79/409/EEC and Directive 92/43/ECC (Birds and Habitat 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;
Natura 2000 means any Special Area of Conservation (“SAC”) as defined under the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 and the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 2007, and any Special Protection Area (“SPA”) as defined under the EC Birds Directive (EC Directive 2009/147/EC) and any other site afforded the same protection as SACs and SPAs by the Authority;
Natura 2000 means lands designated under Directive 79/409/EEC
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.