Recognising the importance of safeguarding biodiversity, in June 2002 the European Council of Göteborg set a target of … determination to stop the impoverishment of biodiversity. Entitled u0093Natura 2000: A Partnership for Natureu0094, this declaration … marks a strong commitment to implementing the network. With sites covering more than 10% of the surface area of the EU, the …

includes also a brief illustration of the process of integration of measures adopted by EU Member States themselves to … all concerned with the sustainable management and administration of nature conservation areas in EU countries and beyond. …

The Commission wishes to provide further advice and support to Member States on how best to access and use EU funding … cornerstone of the Community efforts to the goal of halting the decline of biodiversity by 2010. …

options available for working in partnership with different interest groups to protect Europe’s rich biodiversity whilst …

Within the EU, the Steppic Region is found only in one Member State: Romania. It begins east of the capital city of …

Hungary is included in the Pannonian Region as are peripheral areas of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania within the EU …, as well as Serbia, Croatia and the Ukraine outside the EU. …

Within the EU, the Macaronesian Region consists of three archipelagos: the Azores, Madeira (both belonging to Portugal …, many of which are endemic. Despite representing only 0.2% of the EU territory, the Macaronesian Region hosts over a quarter …