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A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora. They are to protect the 220 habitats and approximately 1,000 species listed in annex I and II of the directive which are considered to be of ...
Special Area of Conservation photo. The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Since 2020, the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The modern Biogeographical Regions Map of Europe was developed for use by the European Union member countries in applying the criteria of the Habitats Directive, Annex III, Stage 2: "... to assess the community importance and to select from the national lists the sites which will become Special Areas for Conservation." The proposed sites within ...
Sixty-one sites are Special Areas of Conservation, forty-four are Special Protection Areas, thirty-two are Ramsar sites, forty are Geological Conservation Review sites, thirty-five are Nature Conservation Review sites, eighteen are national nature reserves, ten are local nature reserves, twenty-eight are in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ...
It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) designated respectively under the Habitats Directive and Birds Directive. 787,767 km 2 (304,159 sq mi) are designated as terrestrial sites and 251,564 km 2 (97,129 sq mi) as marine sites. Overall, 18 percent of the EU land mass is designated.
The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in Cornwall. Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors; Carrine Common; Crowdy Marsh; Fal and Helford; Godrevy Head to St Agnes; Isles of Scilly Complex; Lower Bostraze and Leswidden; Newlyn Downs; Penhale Dunes; Phoenix United Mine and Crow's Nest; Plymouth Sound and Estuaries; Polruan to ...
An Area of Special Conservation Interest (ASCI) is a protected area in Europe or North Africa, part of the Emerald network established by the countries who have signed the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. The purpose of the ASCIs is to conserve and protect habitats and species defined in the ...
A category for articles about Special Areas of Conservation in England. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)