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NATURA 2000
BIODIVERSITY STATUS
OF HELLAS
THESSALONIKI, MARCH 2000
AREAS UNDER GREEK LAW
PROTECTION
 10 National Parks
 19 Aesthetic Forests
 14 Natural Monuments
 7 Game Reserves
 2 Marine Parks
 10 Wetlands
 2 Sites of World Inheritance
DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC
• HABITATS – ANNEX I
• IMPORTANT ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES
– ANNEX II
• CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE
SITES – ANNEX III
• IMPORTANT SPECIES IN NEED OF STRICT
PROTECTION – ANNEX IV
• IMPORTANT SPECIES SUBJECT TO
CONTROLLABLE MANAGEMENT –
ANNEX V
• PROHIBITED METHODS OF CAPTURE,
KILLING AND TRANSPORT – ANNEX VI
PHASE A (1994 – 1996)
• RECORD SITES WITH HABITATS OF
ANNEX I AND SPECIES OF ANNEX II
• COMPLETE THE LIST OF THE SITES
WITH DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS
• USING ANNEX III, GROUP THE SITES
ANNEX III
Criteria for the
Annex I habitats
Criteria for the Annex
II Species
Representativity
Population Size
Relative Surface
Population Density
Degree of Preservation
Conservation Status
Possibility of Restoration
Possibility of Restoration
Global Assessment
Degree of Isolation
Global Assessment
CLASSIFICATION
Category A
Habitats and
species not
found elsewhere
Great
biodiversity
Priority habitats
(Annex I and II)
Other important
Greek species
Category B
Category C
Significant
biodiversity (not
unique habitats
or species)
Smaller
representation
Unjustifiable for
immediate
inclusion in the
network
SUMMARIZED RESULTS
ANIMAL PRIORITY
PLANT PRIORITY
OTHER IMPORTANT ANIMAL
SPECIES
OTHER IMPORTANT PLANT
SPECIES
PHASE B (1996 – 1998)
• 2.750.000 ha in 264 sites (including 52 of
the Bird Directive)
• Land & Freshwater is 16.5% of the total
area
• 196 sites of top priority, covering 2.500.000
ha or 11.9% of the total area
• 31 sites unique in Greece
• Possibility of more lenient measures
Map of the finally proposed sites for the Natura Network
• Category A
• Category B
• Category C
DISTRIBUTION OF SITES
PHASE C (1998 – 2004)
• DEFINITION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF
PROTECTION
• CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION
ACTIVITIES
• ZONATION
ZONATION
 CORE
NO HUMAN ACTIVITIES
ARE ALLOWED
 PERIPHERAL ZONE
ONLY CERTAIN
NOT HARMFUL
ACTIVITIES ARE
ALLOWED
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
NATURA 2000 NETWORK
HARMONISATION OF NATURE
PROTECTION AND HUMAN
INTERESTS
NATURA 2000 AND PEOPLE –
A PARTNERSHIP
• People are part of Natura 2000 and must be made to feel as though
they are members of the partnership from the beginning
• The management requirements must be acceptable to the local people.
This will happen only if jobs and income are maintained.
• High priority must be given to communicating with the local people at
all stages
• People must be convinced of the value and importance of the
measures.
• The initiative taken by local people is more likely to succeed
• A balance is needed between economic, social and ecological interests
NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS
• Ursus arctos (1996)
• Larus audouinii (1996)
• Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Anser
erythropus (1996)
• Monachus monachus (1996)
NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS
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7 SACs (1997)
Lagoon of Pylos (1997)
Canis lupus (1997)
Endemic Phoenix theophrasti (1998)
Ladigesocypris ghigii (gizani – 1998)
Caretta caretta (1998)
Gypaetus barbatus (1998)
PROJECTS OF 1999
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WETLANDS OF AMVRAKIKOS
LAKE OF TAUROPOU
MOUNTAIN MAINALO
FOREST OF ROUVA ON MT.IDI
GRAMMOS AND RODOPI
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