• NATURE & BIODIVERSITY
  • EU Biodiversity Policy
    • What is biodiversity?
    • EU Biodiversity Strategy
    • Biodiversity policy development
    • Economics of Biodiversity
    • No Net Loss
    • Financing biodiversity
    • Access and Benefit Sharing
      • Introduction
      • Legislation
      • Background material & Links
    • Business and Biodiversity
    • BEST Initiative
      • Introduction
      • About
      • Partners
      • Projects
        • Current projects
        • Priority areas for action
      • Ecosystem Profiles and Regions
      • Funding announcements
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      • News and events
      • Contact
  • EU Nature Legislation
    • Introduction
    • Case Law
    • Fitness Check
    • Habitats Directive
    • Birds Directive
      • Introduction
      • Cormorants in Europe
  • Natura 2000 Network
    • Introduction
    • Wilderness
    • Natura 2000 Award
    • Natura 2000 Barometer
    • Natura 2000 Access to Data
    • Natura 2000 databases and GIS
    • Natura 2000 seminars
    • Natura 2000 Communication Platform
    • Sites - Birds Directive
    • Sites - Habitats Directive
      • Introduction
      • Union Lists of SCIs
    • Marine Environment
      • Introduction
      • Guidance
    • Site Protection & Management
      • Introduction
      • Guidance
      • Best Practice
    • Financing Natura 2000
      • Introduction
      • Guidance handbook
      • IT tool
  • Species protection
    • Introduction
    • Wild Birds
      • Introduction
      • Threatened Birds in Annex 1
      • LIFE Priority birds
      • Birds Species Action Plans
      • EC Guidance on Birds Directive
      • Sustainable Hunting Initiatives
    • Species under
      Habitats Directive
      • Introduction
      • EU Species Red Lists
      • EU species action plans
      • EC Guidance on species protection
      • Large Carnivores
        • Introduction
        • Status and distribution of large carnivore in Europe
        • Promoting best practices
        • Regional Large Carnivore Platforms
        • EU Platform on Large Carnivores
          • Introduction
          • Platform members
          • Events
          • Management across EU
          • FAQs
          • Case Studies
          • Library
          • News
        • Communication materials
        • Media resources
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Invasive Alien Species
  • Farming for biodiversity
    • Introduction
    • Videos from the field
    • Policy & practice
    • Inventory
      • Abstract
      • Search
      • Map view
    • Guidance handbook 2014-2020
    • Blog
    • Conference 2014
  • Global biodiversity
  • Wildlife Trade
  • Animal welfare / Conservation
    • Introduction
    • Humane Trapping Standards
    • Trade in Seal Products
    • International Whaling
  • Climate Change
  • Partnerships
  • Knowledge Base
    • Introduction
    • Biodiversity Information - BISE
    • Ecosystem Assessment
    • EU 2010 Biodiversity Indicators
    • Biodiversity reporting
    • Birds Directive reporting
    • Habitats Directive reporting
    • EU Habitats Red List
  • Information
    • Natura Newsletter
    • Publications
    • Biodiversity
    • EU Nature Directives
    • Posters
    • Videos
    • Youth Material
    • Useful Links