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Factsheet: Birds directive (Dir. 2009/147/EC)
Birds directive (Dir. 2009/147/EC)
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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EU28
Description:
This Directive relates to the conservation of all species of naturally occurring birds in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. It covers the protection, management and control of these species and lays down rules for their exploitation, especially through the establishment of a coherent network of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) comprising all the most suitable territories for these species. Since 1994 all SPAs form an integral part of the NATURA 2000 ecological network.
Goal/Aim:
Define protection areas for bird species.
Type (and subtype) :
Regulatory (binding) instruments
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Requirements
Sector/Topic targeted:
Environment (soil, water, air, nature, biodiversity,...)
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Birds Directive - Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds
Links:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/birdsdirective/index_en.htm
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2010%3A020%3A0007...
Responsible Authority:
DG Environment
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/index_en.htm
Completed by:
VITO
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
crops (cereals, sugar beet, oilseeds vegetables, plants/flowers, potatoes, fruits,...)
herbacious and green byproducts/residues (e.g. straw, stalks, leaves,...)
woody byproducts/residues (e.g. prunings)
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
Product type targeted:
Bioproducts (fibres, plastics, fertilisers,...)
Food/feed products
Wood products
Paper and Cardboard products
BioMethane (grid)
Electricity
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Primary production (incl. harvesting)
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
1979
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2013
Comments
Environmental Sustainability Requirements:
Protection of biodiversity; land/forest management guidelines.