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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 • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • WETLANDS OF AMVRAKIKOS LAKE OF TAUROPOU MOUNTAIN MAINALO FOREST OF ROUVA ON MT.IDI GRAMMOS AND RODOPI THE END