Active dissemination of environmental information in relation to the Birds and Habitats Directive : final report

The results and outcomes of this report fit into the process to discuss the better, smarter and more efficient dissemination of the data and information relating to the Birds and Habitats Directives. Based on a desktop survey it was explored which Natura 2000 information is available online in European Member States and where and how it is disclosed. Further, it was evaluated to what extent spatial data are compliant with the INSPIRE Directive, that aims to have spatial data infrastructures of the Member States compatible and usable in a Community and cross-border context. Based on the desktop survey, a stakeholder consultation and a workshop, recommendations were prepared on possible ways in which national information systems might be improved. Considering that there are requirements on information disclosure, for every key obligation in the Birds and Habitats Directives, it could be defined how the relevant compliance and implementation information can be organized and presented online by Member States. Such descriptions have been referred to as SIIFs - "Structured Implementation and Information Frameworks". Therefore, one possible further step could be to consider the recommendations made in this study and to use them as possible ingredients in creating a SIIF for the nature directives.