Nationally designated areas

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Areas designated under national legislation for the purpose of nature protection including sites such as national parks and nature reserves.

Data host:

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement:

Square Kilometer (km2)

Link to Data:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/nationally-designated-areas-national...

Type of Indicator source:

Intergovernmental Organisation

Data availability

Geographical Level:

National

Temporal Coverage:

1850 to 2009

Frequency of Updates:

irregular

Publishing delay:

more than 3 years

Cost of accessing data:

free of charge

Related indicators

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets:

EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators

Indicator relation:

Indicator:

World Protected Areas (WDPA)

Type of relation:

Similar indicator

Indicator developer:

European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD)

Aggregation level of indicator:

Single

Indicator quality

Methodological transparency:

Complete methodology available

Link to Methodology:

Nationally designated protected areas

Data quality assesment:

assessed by international institution including WTO, OECD

Link to data quality assessment:

Nationally designated protected areas (SEBI 007) - Assessment published Jun 2011

Interpretation aid

Contribution to the green economy:

Designated protected areas are beneficial for the environment and for the Green Economy in general.

Potential misinterpretation:

Are habitats increasingly protected, but also increasingly fragmented?

Related Indicator:

Fragmentation of natural habitats

Potential misinterpretation:

Is the number of designated areas increasing, but agriculture is intensifying (thus area under agri-environmental commitment is shrinking)?

Related Indicator:

Area under agri-environmental commitment

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation:

Name of agreement or policy:

Convention on Biological Diversity

Name of body or organisation:

United Nations

Link to body or organisation:

http://www.cbd.int/protected/

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Nationally designated areas (CDDA)

Name of body or organisation:

European Environmental Agency

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Nationally designated areas (CDDA)

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Global protected areas programme

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

Link to body or organisation:

global protected areas programme

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Availability and quality of biotic resources

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Spatial distribution of resources

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Environmental conditions

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Availability and quality of abiotic resources

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Management of public goods and property rights

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Future availability and quality of natural capital and ESGF

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Environmental Sustainability

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Social Justice

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Intergenerational equality

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Effective governance

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Global stewardship

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