Chapters

• Introduction to the Birds & Habitats Directives
• Outline of the presentation
• EU environmental policy context 7th Environment Action Program
• Living well, within the limits of our planet
• EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
  "Our life insurance, our natural capital"
• EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020
  Target 1: Nature conservation
• Natura 2000
  (Birds and Habitats Directives)
• Objectives and Scope of the Birds Directive
• Objectives and scope of the Habitats Directive
• Natura 2000: based on two EU Directives
• State of progress in establishing Natura 2000
• Natura 2000 Network Viewer
• Key features of Natura 2000
• Working at level of Biogeographical Regions
• Management Regime for Natura 2000
• Species Protection Regime
• Where are we in the implementation of Natura 2000?
• Main steps
• Monitoring & Reporting
• Habitats and Species related to Agriculture and water have worse status than others
• EU common birds Index in Europe
• Main sources of pressure
• May 2012: Celebrating 20 years of Habitats Directive and LIFE instrument
• Thanks to the HD, BD & LIFE
• Where are the main enforcement issues?
• Commission enforcement policy
• Where do main problems occur?
• Conclusion
• Thank you for your attention