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Environmental information systems
This page contains a series of country profiles with data on protected areas, protected species and habitats, ecosystems. It contrasts data on coverage and overlaps between networks of protected areas under national law as well as Natura 2000, shows details on the extent and size of protection as well as the protection system and conservation status of taxa and habitats.
Data sources used in the Country Profiles
It is possible to downlaod the data displayed in each chart, together with the basic matadata (in .CSV format), directly from the Country profiles page. You can access and download the source datasets of the Country profiles also from the list below.
Introductory section
- Population count, 2023, Eurostat (table)
- Population density, 2023, Eurostat (table)
- Country area, 2020, Eurostat GISCO (spatial dataset)
Protected Areas:
- Designated terrestrial protected areas in Europe, EEA (EEA indicator)
- Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives, EEA (EEA indicator)
- Natura 2000 Barometer
- Marine protected areas in Europe's seas. EEA (EEA indicator)
Protected species
- Conservation status of habitat types and species: datasets from Article 17, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC reporting, EEA (dataset)
- Status and trends of bird populations: datasets from Article 12, Birds Directive 2009/147/EC reporting (dataset)
Protected habitats
- Conservation status of habitat types and species: datasets from Article 17, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC reporting, EEA (dataset)