Portugal
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No data provider species and No data provider habitats protected under EU law
Portugal consists of the peninsular mainland and the volcanic Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores. It has a terrestrial area of close to 92 000 km² and a marine areas of 1.7 million km² . It is bordered by 1 other countries. The highest point is Mount Pico (on the Azores) at 2 351m. Portugal has a population of 10.2 million people and a population density of 113 people per km².
Protected areas
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There are a total of No data provider protected areas in , No data provider Natura 2000 sites - No data provider Special Protection Areas (Birds Directive) and No data provider Sites of Community Importance (Habitat Directive) - as well as No data provider sites designated under national laws.
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No data provider% of the network is protected only through national laws
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No data provider% consist of and overlap between the two.
The average size of protected areas in Europe is lower compared to other regions of the world. This largely reflects the high degree of fragmentation of the land in Europe due to urbanisation, infrastructure and general intensification of land use. At a EU level 50% of protected areas have an area of less than 1 km². The 10 largest marine sites account for 68% of the marine area, while the 10 largest land sites account for 41% of the land area covered by protected areas
Size distribution of 's land protected areas network
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Size distribution of 's marine protected areas network
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Natura 2000 sites in cover No data provider species and No data provider habitats from the nature directives. The number of species and habitats protected in each site varies depending on the location of the site, the biodiversity in the region, the designation being used, and the features the site is being created to protect. For No data provider sites there is only 1 feature being protected with No data provider sites having more than 20 features.
The 10 Natura2000 sites with the most number of species & habitats designated.
Protected species
Species protected in under EU law are protected under the Habitats Directive and under the Birds Directive. The Habitats Directive has a total of 2 500 species on its list, the Birds Directive has a total of 500 species of wild birds protected.
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Conservation status: Habitats Directive
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No data provider% of species are considered to be Unknown
Conservation Status by Taxa
Protected species present in the most number of sites
Protected species present in the least number of sites
Protected species composition by Taxa
Protected habitats
Habitats protected in under EU law are protected under the Habitats Directive. The Habitats Directive has a total of 233 habitats on its list.
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Conservation status: Habitats Directive
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Conservation Status by Group
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Ecosystems
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Policy
MAES in Portugal:
Following the Millennium sub global assessment for Portugal, a contract was signed in August 2014 between ICNF (Institute for Nature Conservations and Forests - national authority for nature conservation and forests) and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), to put in place a short term pilot MAES at Alentejo region (south Portugal) which has already been concluded and the main products will soon be made available at BISE.
Green infrastructure in Portugal:
Green Infrastructure is primarily known in Portugal under the term “Ecological Network” or “Ecological Structure”. An inter-ministerial coordination mechanism is in charge of promoting the integration of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into the various sectoral policies (Council of Ministers Resolution Nº 41/99 of 17 May), including considerations in ecological network planning.
National Biodiversity strategy for Portugal:
To report on progress to the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy, the European Commission extracted relevant information from the EU Member States’ 5th national reports to the CBD. Of the 5 countries which had not finalized their national reports at the time of the synthesis (26th of August 2015), Greece, Malta, Portugal and Lithuania provided information to be included in the synthesis.
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