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Update on protected areas statistics

Update on protected areas statistics. Sabine Roscher | Update on protected area statistics | 15. June 2017 | Copenhagen. Context info – policy instruments in Europe. List policy instruments Conventions Global European Pan-European seas Directives of the EU Other instruments

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Update on protected areas statistics

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  1. Update on protected areas statistics Sabine Roscher | Update on protected area statistics| 15. June 2017 | Copenhagen

  2. Context info – policy instruments in Europe List policy instruments Conventions Global European Pan-European seas Directives of the EU Other instruments Almost half of the policy instruments lead to designation of sites https://tableau.discomap.eea.europa.eu/#/site/Natureonline/workbooks/362/views

  3. Data flows on protected areas http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/ • The Natura 2000 sites data flow • = mandatorydataflowunder the Nature Directives, onlyEU • The CDDA dataflowon protected areas = ‘voluntary’ dataflow, EEA countries • The data flow on Emerald sites • = recommendation under the legally binding Bern Convention (Rec. 16) Source: CDDA v. 14 Source: Natura 2000 & Emerald, CoE presentation Feb. 2017

  4. Natura 2000 “Barometer statistics” Historical data (tabular & spatial) • Natura 2000 sites: more than 27 500 • Natura 2000 area: more than 1 200 000 km2 • - Terrestrial area: nearly 790 000km2 • - Marine area: more than 435 000km2 • Land area covered: 18.15% Statistics regular published in the Natura 2000 newsletter: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/natura2000nl_en.htm Viewer: http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/

  5. Content of the Natura 2000 data collection Overview content 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION 2. SITE LOCATION 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION Target habitats&species(quantity and site evaluation for habitats&species), other important species of flora and fauna 4. SITE DESCRIPTION 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu

  6. Number of target species Nature Directives Source: ETC/BD: conclusion database 2016 and https://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/index_html • Habitats Directive • Annex I: ca. 230habitats • Annex II: ca. 900 species & subspecies • => Natura 2000 sites (SCIs) • Annex IV: over 400 species & subspecies • => protection across their natural range • Annex V: ca. 94 species & subspecies • => exploitation and taking in the wild • needs to be compatible • with favourable conservation status • Birds Directive • Annex I: ca. 190 bird species and • other migratory birds • => Natura 2000 sites (SPAs) Source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/index_en.htm

  7. Pressures / impacts reported for Natura 2000 sites • Top 5 reported pressures level 1 • Agriculture • Modification of natural conditions • Forestry • Natural processes • Disturbances due to human activities Top 10 reported pressures level 2

  8. Share of MAES ecosystem in N2000 network Natura sites • Near 50 % forest • Close to 1/3 related to agriculture

  9. Nationally designated areas - CDDA Source: CDDA version 14 near 70 % of records in World Database of PAs more than 105.000 designations about 1 300 000 km2 nationally designated protected area Area more than doubled since mid-1990s Natura 2000, Habitats Directive (1992) Source: CDDA version 15

  10. Complementary N2000/Emerald & CDDA Landarea 30% is nationally protected area only 70% is Natura2000 Including 35% both Natura 2000/Emerald and nationally protected area

  11. ComplementarityCDDA & N2000 Source: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/nationally-designated-protected-areas/nationally-designated-protected-areas-assessment-3

  12. IUCN management categories • Largest category is protected landscape/seascape (V) • Highest area of national parcs: NO,IS, IT, DE, ES • Highest wilderness area: SE, FI • CH mostly category IV (habitat/species manag.area) • Natura2000 sites where overlapping with CDDA: • 50% under categories I – IV • 38% under categories V & IV • 12% not known IUCN categories not systematically attributed to all sites

  13. Major ecosystem types reported in CDDA

  14. Coverage of Marine Protected Areas Source: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/marine-protected-area-mpa-network-coverage/assessment • Near 6 % EU marine area (end 2012) • Better coverage in-shore (<12 nm), than offshore

  15. Trend to large marine protected areas Source: CDDA v. 15 (data collection 2017, Greenland not shown) 2016 ArquipélagoSubmarino do Meteor (120 000 km)2 • Trend to establish • large-scale Marine Protected Areas 1985 Schlesw.-Holst. Wattenmeer (4 400km2) 1973 Nordaust-Svalbard naturreservat • If commitments are fulfilled, • on global level the 2020 target • of 10% will be reached or surpassed • Quantity ok • What about quality? ?? • (management effectiveness, • representativeness …) 1933 Cabo Vilan (2 km2) Natura 2000 CDDA

  16. Conclusions • Indicators/statistics on protected areas available, • but scattered on different webpages and sometimes difficult to find • =>EEA/EIONET web page on PAs to be further developed?! • Data quality of Natura2000 &CDDA should be further improved • Marine PAs, which role does CDDA play for MSFD? • Where/how to get information on management effectiveness? • JRC is working on ¨protected connected¨ indicator on global level • Might be interesting to see how tools/methodology could be • used/improved for European level • Implementation Green infrastructure should complement role of PAs

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