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Conservation status of habitats by habitat group

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The indicator shows changes in the conservation status of habitats by habitat group.
It is based on data collected under the reporting obligations of Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC).

Data host: 

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement: 

Index without dimension

Link to Data: 

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/article-17-database-habitats-directi… [2]

Description to get data: 

Go to http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/article-17-database-habitats-directive-92-43-eec#tab-derived-datasets, under "Related content" there are several links to datasets and additional information.

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Intergovernmental Organisation [3]

Geographical Coverage: 

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Geographical Level: 

  • National [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators [5]
  • Environment Policy Review (EPR) 2009 Indicators [6]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Partial methodology available [7]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Habitats of European interest [8]
Relationship explanation: 
Habitats of European interest is measured by the "Conservation status of habitats by habitat group" and by species
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator

Temporal Coverage: 

2001 to 2006

Frequency of Updates: 

  • irregular [9]

Indicator developer: 

European Environment Agency

Link to Methodology: 

Data quality and completeness [10]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Index or Composite [11]

Data quality assesment: 

  • assessed by international institution including WTO, OECD [12]

Publishing delay: 

  • more than 3 years [13]

Link to data quality assessment: 

DATA COMPLETENESS, QUALITY AND COHERENCE [14]

Contribution to the green economy: 

A favorable status of habitats conservation is beneficial the availability and quality of the environment and resources, therefore beneficial to the Green Economy.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [15]
Potential misinterpretation: 
The conservation status of habitats should be analysed together with the conservation status of the species.
Related Indicator: 
Species of European interest [16]

Use of indicator in mandates, international agreements or legislation: 

Name of agreement or policy: 

Article 17, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC

Name of body or organisation: 

European Commission

Link to body or organisation: 

Article 17, Habitats Directive [17]
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The NETGREEN project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration under the Grant Agreement no. 603877.

Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/conservation-status-habitats-habitat-group

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/822
[2] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/article-17-database-habitats-directive-92-43-eec#tab-european-data
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/52
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/65
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/66
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/36
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/habitats-european-interest
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/21
[10] http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Reporting/Article_17/Reports_2007/chapter2
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/30
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/39
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/26
[14] http://forum.eionet.europa.eu/x_habitat-art17report/library/papers_technical/completeness_coherence_1
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/species-european-interest
[17] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/article-17-database-habitats-directive-92-43-eec