• The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive...
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    importance of sites in their country for habitats and species based on criteria defined in the Habitats Directive. Stage 2 assesses the member country sites...
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  • Birds Directive and Habitats Directive are the legal instruments which evaluate the conservation status within the EU of species and habitats. NatureServe...
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    the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. The Habitats Directive complements the Birds Directive adopted in 1979, and together...
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  • Birds Directive is one of the EU's two directives in relation to wildlife and nature conservation, the other being the Habitats Directive. The Habitats Directive...
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    Wolf (category Habitats Directive species)
    European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Appendix II) and the 1992 Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...
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    A directive is a legal act of the European Union that requires member states to achieve particular goals without dictating how the member states achieve...
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  • in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...
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    Leucobryum glaucum (category Habitats Directive species)
    Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution...
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    Eurasian otter (category Habitats Directive species)
    populations, and partly to direct legal protection under the European Union Habitats Directive and national legislation in several European countries. In Hong Kong...
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  • the Habitats Directive, which is the European stag beetle. In addition the Natura 2000 site has five habitats protected under the Habitats Directive. "INPN...
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    Olm (category Habitats Directive species)
    annexes II and IV of the 1992 EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). The list of species in annex II, combined with the habitats listed in annex I, is used by...
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    Wolverine (category Habitats Directive species)
    115. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved...
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    Ruscus aculeatus (category Habitats Directive species)
    Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, is a low evergreen dioecious Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of...
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    Euplagia quadripunctaria (category Habitats Directive species)
    has been designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive in the European Union, as of 1992, which means areas in which it occurs...
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    Common frog (category Habitats Directive species)
    The common frog or grass frog (Rana temporaria), also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European grass frog, European Holarctic...
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    Freshwater pearl mussel (category Habitats Directive species)
    durrovensis. This subspecies is mentioned in annexes II and V of Habitats Directive as Margaritifera durrovensis. The freshwater pearl mussel is one of...
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    Asp (fish) (category Habitats Directive species)
    The asp (Leuciscus aspius) is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two...
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    Helix pomatia (category Habitats Directive species)
    the IUCN Red List. However, it is listed in the Annex V of the EU's Habitats Directive and protected by law in several countries to regulate harvesting from...
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    Origanum dictamnus (category Habitats Directive species)
    Origanum dictamnus, the dittany of Crete, Cretan dittany or hop marjoram, is a tender perennial plant that grows 20–30 cm high. It is known in Greek as...
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  • Cyprus grass snake (category Habitats Directive species)
    The Cyprus grass snake (Natrix natrix cypriaca) is an endangered subspecies of the grass snake (Natrix natrix) and is endemic to the island of Cyprus....
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    Chamois (category Habitats Directive species)
    subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. The chamois is a very small bovid. A fully grown chamois reaches...
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    The Data Protection Directive, officially Directive 95/46/EC, enacted in October 1995, was a European Union directive which regulated the processing of...
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    European pine marten (category Habitats Directive species)
    woodland loss, which results in habitat loss for the animal. Persecution (illegal poisoning and shooting), loss of habitat leading to fragmentation, and...
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    Dracaena draco (category Habitats Directive species)
    Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira...
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  • the Habitats Directive; European bullhead Cottus perifretum Brook lamprey White-clawed crayfish In addition the Natura 2000 site has eight habitats protected...
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    Brown bear (category Habitats Directive species)
    plasticity. Throughout the brown bear's range, it inhabits mainly forested habitats in elevations of up to 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is omnivorous, and consumes...
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    European polecat (category Habitats Directive species)
    Regulation 41 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 and is listed on Annex V of the Habitats Directive. A survey carried out by the Vincent...
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    lunulata was designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive of the European Community (which was reformed as the European Union...
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    Arnica montana (category Habitats Directive species)
    helps the plant to survive the extreme overwintering condition of its habitat. In addition, Arnica forms rhizomes, which grow in a two-year cycle: the...
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