I Natura 2000 in Europe An NGO assessment Implementation status of the Habitats Directive in the EU-25 Member States, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey Caretta caretta, Zakynthos, Greece, Mediterranean Biogeographic Region. © WWF-Canon / Michel GUNTHER II FEDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS OF CYPRUS AN TAISCE – THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND 1 Natura 2000 in Europe An NGO assessment Implementation status of the Habitats Directive in the EU-25 Member States, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey September 2006 2 Authorship Prepared by: Editing: Christoph Walder, Independent Consultant Alberto Arroyo Schnell, WWF International Alberto Arroyo Schnell, WWF International English proof-reading: National Reports: Suzanne Lieberman Austria: Uli Petschacher, WWF Austria Belgium: Geoffroy De Schutter, WWF Belgium Layout: Bulgaria: Vesselina Kavrakova, WWF DCP Michal Stránský Croatia: Petra Đurić, Green Action Cyprus: Antonia Theodosiou, Federation Printing: of Environmental and Ecological Organizations Agentura NP, Staré Město, Czech Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic: Kateřina Hlavatá, Arnika Denmark: Peter Blanner, WWF Denmark Estonia: Eerik Leibak, Estonian Fund for Nature Finland: Jari Luukkonen, WWF Finland France: Christian Hosy, France Nature Environnement © WWF, 2006. All rights reserved Germany: Gwendolin Dettweiler, German asso- ciation for landcare Also available for downloading at Greece: Panagiota Maragou, WWF Greece www.panda.org/epo Hungary: Viktória Kavrán, WWF Hungary Ireland: Anja Murray, An Taisce Suggested citation: Italy: Fulvio Cerfolli, WWF Italy WWF, 2006: Natura 2000 in Europe. Latvia: Inga Racinska, Latvian Fund for Nature An NGO assessment. Budapest, 92 pages. Lithuania: Pranas Mierauskas, Lithuanian Fund for Nature Luxembourg: Gilles Weber, Fondation Hëllef fir d‘Natur This project and its publication have Malta: Vincent Attard, Nature Trust been made possible by generous sup- The Netherlands: Frits Backer, Netherlands port from WWF Germany and WWF Aus- Society for Nature and Environment tria as well as contribution and support Poland: Magdalena Makles, WWF Poland from other WWF and partner organisa- Portugal: Isabel Pinto, Liga para a Protecção tions. da Natureza Romania: Erika Stanciu, WWF DCP Slovenia: Barbara Skaberne, Umanotera Slovakia: Eva Viestová, Daphne Institute of Applied Ecology Spain: Luis Suarez, WWF Spain Sweden: Michael Löfroth, WWF Sweden Turkey: Sedat Kalem, WWF Turkey United Kingdom: Diana Pound, Dialogue Matters ISBN: 3-901458-23-9 Acknowledgements/Contacts 3 A large number of people and organisations Estonia across Europe have cooperated to make this • Leibak, Eerik / Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) / report possible. All national contributors and [email protected] contacts are listed below. • Vaarmari, Kärt / Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) / Many thanks also to the many officials, experts [email protected] and others who provided information for this • Möller, Kadri / Estonian Ministry of the Environment / report. [email protected] Austria Spain • Petschacher, Uli / WWF Austria / [email protected] • Suarez, Luis / WWF Spain / [email protected] • Proschek, Michael / WWF Austria / • Rodriguez, Rita / WWF Spain / [email protected] [email protected] • Hidalgo, Rafael / Ministerio de Medio Ambiente / • Bertl, Edda / BMLFUW (Ministry for Agriculture, forestry, [email protected] nature and water) / [email protected] • Peiteado, Celsa / WWF Spain / [email protected] • Tschon, Walter / Landesumweltanwaltschaft Tirol / • García Varas, Jose Luis / WWF Spain / [email protected] [email protected] Finland Belgium • Korpinen, Samuli / WWF Finland / samuli.korpinen@wwf.fi • Huysecom, Joëlle / NATAGORA (Wallone Region) / • Luukkonen, Jari / WWF Finland / jari.luukkonen@wwf.fi [email protected] • De Schutter, Geoffroy / WWF Belgium (Brussels France Capital-Region) / [email protected] • Paquin, Maxime / France Nature Environnement / [email protected] Cyprus • Hosy, Christian / France Nature Environnement / • Theodosiou, Antonia / Federation of Environmental and [email protected] Ecological Organizations of Cyprus (FEEO) / [email protected] Greece • Maragou, Panagiota / Protected Areas Officer, Czech Republic WWF Greece / [email protected] • Hlavatá, Kateřina / Arnika, Nature Protection Programme / • Ioli, Christopoulou / Policy Researcher, WWF Greece / [email protected] [email protected] • Chvojková, Eva / Ametyst / [email protected] Hungary Germany • Kavrán, Viktória / WWF Hungary / [email protected] • Dettweiler, Gwendolin / German association for Landcare / • Králl, Attila / BirdLife Hungary / [email protected] [email protected] • Zsembery, Zita / Ministry for Environment and Water / • Güthler, Wolfram / German association for Landcare / [email protected] [email protected] • Varga, Ildikó / Ministry for Environment and Water / • Unseld, Liselotte / German association for Landcare / [email protected] [email protected] • Metzner, Jürgen / German association for Landcare / Ireland [email protected] • Murray, Anja / An Taisce / [email protected] • Balzer, Sandra / Federal Nature Conservation Agency / • Dubsky, Karin / Coastwatch Ireland / [email protected] [email protected] • Fleckenstein, Martina / WWF Germany / Italy fl[email protected] • Cerfolli, Fulvio / WWF Italy / [email protected] • Torkler, Peter / WWF Germany / [email protected] • Fioravanti, Sara / WWF Italy / s.fi[email protected] Denmark • Blanner, Peter / WWF Denmark / [email protected] 4 Lithuania Slovenia • Mierauskas, Pranas / Lithuanian Fund for Nature / • Skaberne, Barbara / Umanotera, Slovenian Foundation [email protected] for Sustainable Development / [email protected] • Skoberne, Peter / Ministry of Environment Luxembourg and Spatial planning / [email protected] • Weber, Gilles / Fondation Hëllef fir d’Natur / • Kocjan, Mateja / Institute for Nature Conservation / [email protected] [email protected] • Lorgé, Patric / LNVL Birdlife Luxemburg / [email protected] • Bibič, Andrej / Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning [email protected] Latvia • Medved, Andrej / BirdLife Slovenia / • Racinska, Inga / Latvian Fund for Nature / [email protected] [email protected] • Aunins, Ainars / Latvian Fund for Nature / [email protected] Slovakia • Ruskule, Anda / Baltic Environmental Forum / • Viestová, Eva / Daphne Institute of Applied Ecology / [email protected] [email protected] • Erins, Gatis / Ministry of Environment / [email protected] United Kingdom • Pound, Diana / dialogue matters / Malta [email protected] • Attard, Vincent / Nature Trust (Malta) / [email protected] Bulgaria • Kavrakova, Vesselina / WWF Danube-Carpathian Netherlands Program Bulgaria / [email protected] • Backer, Frits / Netherlands Society for Nature • Kovatchev, Andrey / BALKANI Wildlife Society / and Environment / [email protected] [email protected] • Berkhuysen, Arjan / Netherlands Society for Nature • Avramov, Stefan / Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation / and Environment / [email protected] [email protected] • Kuneman, Gijs / Netherlands Society • Ganeva, Boryana / Expert, participating in the Natura 2000 for Nature and Environment / g.kuneman@snm preparation projects / [email protected] • Rakovska, Katerina / WWF Danube-Carpathian Poland Program Bulgaria / [email protected] • Makles-Mierzejewska, Magdalena / WWF Poland / [email protected] Romania • Wiśniewska, Marta Majka / WWF Poland / • Stanciu, Erika / WWF Danube-Carpathian Program / [email protected] [email protected] • Nowak, Katarzyna / Former employee of WWF Poland / • Damian, Carmen / Ministry of Environment and [email protected] Water Management / [email protected] • Chylarecki, Przemysław / Polish Society for Protection • Samec, Elisabeth / PHARE Twinning Project of Birds / [email protected] Implementation and Enforcement of the Environmental Acquis Focused on Nature Protection / Portugal [email protected] • Pinto, Isabel / Liga para a Protecção da Natureza / [email protected] Croatia • Pereira, Maria João / Liga para a Protecção da Natureza / • Đurić, Petra / Green Action / [email protected] [email protected] • Uljević, Srđan / Association for Nature, Environment • Alcazar, Rita / Liga para a Protecção da Natureza / and Sustainable Development “Sunce” / [email protected] [email protected] • Palmeirim, Jorge / Liga para a Protecção da Natureza / [email protected] Turkey • Birsel, Ahmet / WWF Turkey / [email protected] Sweden • Kalem, Sedat / WWF-Turkey / [email protected] • Löfroth, Michael / WWF Sweden / [email protected] • Andersson, Åsa / WWF Sweden / [email protected] 5 Caldera das Sete Cidades, Azores, Portugal, Macaronesian Biogeographic Region. © WWF-Canon / Chris Martin BAHR 6 Foreword In 2004, the Heads of State of the EU com- As a contribution for this task, WWF and part- mitted themselves to halt the biodiversity loss ners regularly publish reports on the implementa- in 2010. With such a short time frame, this ambi- tion of Natura 2000. Inputs from NGOs enlarge tious goal needs a huge effort and high doses of the perspective of European development and political will to effectively ensure its achievement. are highly appreciated both by the European Fortunately, some key elements were already in institutions and European countries. Compa- place when this political commitment was en- rable reports on the implementation status of dorsed, namely the legal framework: