quarta-feira, 24 de outubro de 2012

Protected areas have increased to cover one fifth of Europe’s land


European Environment Agency (EEA)
www.eea.europa.eu

Protected areas have increased to cover one fifth of Europe’s land

More than 21 % of the land has some kind of protected status in the 39 countries which work with the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, only 4 % of the sea controlled by countries of the European Union is included within the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, according to a new report from the EEA.