LIFE Nature |
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European Union fund |
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SSSI |
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Site of Special Scientific Interest |
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Natura 2000 |
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SACs/SPAs around the United Kingdom |
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SAC |
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Special Area of Conservation (Habitats
and Species Directive) |
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cSAC |
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Candidate Special Area of Conservation |
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SPA |
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Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
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SCI |
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Site of Community Importance |
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Birds Directive |
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Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation
of wild birds. Aims to protect bird species within the
EU through the conservation of birds and important habitats
for birds. |
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Habitats Directive |
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Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation
of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Aims
to promote the maintenance of biodiversity through the
conservation of important, rare or threatened habitats
and the habitats of certain species. |
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BAP |
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Biodiversity Action Plan - the Government's
strategy to maintain and enhance biodiversity, following
the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Earth Summit
in Rio, 1992. |
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EUROSITE |
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is a large network of organisations managing
Europe's natural heritage. It began in 1987 and is a unique
association of Governmental, non-Governmental and private
organisations, large and small, which focus on the practical
management of natural sites. |
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