NATURA 2000

BIODIVERSITY STATUS

OF HELLAS

THESSALONIKI, MARCH 2000

AREAS UNDER GREEK LAW PROTECTION

10 National Parks 19 Aesthetic Forests 14 Natural Monuments 7 Game Reserves 2 Marine Parks 10 Wetlands 2 Sites of World Inheritance

DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC• HABITATS – ANNEX I• IMPORTANT ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES –

ANNEX II• CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SITES –

ANNEX III• IMPORTANT SPECIES IN NEED OF STRICT

PROTECTION – ANNEX IV• IMPORTANT SPECIES SUBJECT TO

CONTROLLABLE MANAGEMENT – ANNEX V• PROHIBITED METHODS OF CAPTURE, KILLING

AND TRANSPORT – ANNEX VI

PHASE A (1994 – 1996)

• RECORD SITES WITH HABITATS OF ANNEX I AND SPECIES OF ANNEX II

• COMPLETE THE LIST OF THE SITES WITH DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS

• USING ANNEX III, GROUP THE SITES

ANNEX IIICriteria for the Annex I habitats

Representativity

Relative Surface

Conservation Status

Possibility of Restoration

Global Assessment

Criteria for the Annex II Species

Population Size

Population Density

Degree of Preservation

Possibility of Restoration

Degree of Isolation

Global Assessment

CLASSIFICATIONCategory A Category B Category C

Habitats and species not

found elsewhere

Significant biodiversity (not unique habitats

or species)

Unjustifiable for immediate

inclusion in the network

Great biodiversity

Smaller representation

 

Priority habitats (Annex I and II)

   

Other important Greek species

   

SUMMARIZED RESULTS

ANIMAL PRIORITY

PLANT PRIORITY

OTHER IMPORTANT ANIMAL SPECIES

OTHER IMPORTANT PLANT SPECIES

PHASE B (1996 – 1998)

• 2.750.000 ha in 264 sites (including 52 of the Bird Directive)

• Land & Freshwater is 16.5% of the total area

• 196 sites of top priority, covering 2.500.000 ha or 11.9% of the total area

• 31 sites unique in Greece• Possibility of more lenient measures

Map of the finally proposed sites for the Natura Network

• Category A• Category B• Category C

DISTRIBUTION OF SITES

PHASE C (1998 – 2004)

• DEFINITION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF PROTECTION

• CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION ACTIVITIES

• ZONATION

ZONATION CORE NO HUMAN ACTIVITIES

ARE ALLOWED

PERIPHERAL ZONE ONLY CERTAINNOT HARMFUL ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWED

NATURA 2000 NETWORK

CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

HARMONISATION OF NATURE PROTECTION AND HUMAN INTERESTS

NATURA 2000 AND PEOPLE – A PARTNERSHIP

• People are part of Natura 2000 and must be made to feel as though they are members of the partnership from the beginning

• The management requirements must be acceptable to the local people. This will happen only if jobs and income are maintained.

• High priority must be given to communicating with the local people at all stages

• People must be convinced of the value and importance of the measures.

• The initiative taken by local people is more likely to succeed

• A balance is needed between economic, social and ecological interests

NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS

• Ursus arctos (1996)

• Larus audouinii (1996)

• Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Anser erythropus (1996)

• Monachus monachus (1996)

NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS

• 7 SACs (1997)

• Lagoon of Pylos (1997)

• Canis lupus (1997)

• Endemic Phoenix theophrasti (1998)

• Ladigesocypris ghigii (gizani – 1998)

• Caretta caretta (1998)

• Gypaetus barbatus (1998)

PROJECTS OF 1999

• WETLANDS OF AMVRAKIKOS

• LAKE OF TAUROPOU

• MOUNTAIN MAINALO

• FOREST OF ROUVA ON MT.IDI

• GRAMMOS AND RODOPI

DESIGNED AND PRESENTED BYGEORGE ANASONTZIS

SPECIAL THANKS TOMARIA LAZARIDOU

MILTOS SEFERLISNATIONAL BIOTOPES/WETLANDS CENTRE

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FIGURES OF SLIDES 7,8,9 AND 13CREATED BY SPYROS DAFIS

FIGURES OF SLIDES 10, 11 AND 14EXTRACTED BY

Directive 92/43/EECTHE GREEK HABITAT PROJECTNATURA 2000: AN OVERVIEW

SLIDE 22 EXTRACTED BYTHE NATURA 2000 NEWSLETTER

ISSUE 10 / NOVEMBER 1999