The Zoos Directive seeks to promote the protection and conservation of wild animal species by strengthening the role of zoos in the conservation of biodiversity. The greatest efforts for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity need to focus on measures in the wild. This is the primary focus of the EU’s policy: through the Birds and Habitats Directives, the…
The Habitats Directive ensures the conservation of a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species. Some 200 rare and characteristic habitat types are also targeted for conservation in their own right. Directive is adopted 1992 with a goal on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora aims to promote the maintenance of…
Workshop “Invasive and alien species” based on EU directive 1143/2014 about invasive alien species (IAS). Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are animals and plants that are introduced accidentally or deliberately into a natural environment where they are not normally found, with serious negative consequences for their new environment. They represent a major threat to native plants and animals in Europe, causing…