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Steppe, heath and scrub habitats

WEBDistribution of the 21 steppe, heath and scrub habitats in the EU. Source: Distribution maps (10 km x 10 km) delivered by Member States under Article 17 reporting (period 2013 …

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URL: https://biodiversity.europa.eu/europes-biodiversity/habitats-to-be-restored/steppe-heath-scrub

Policy instruments related to green infrastructure

WEBThe EU Green Infrastructure Strategy is Europe’s main policy instrument for green infrastructure, aiming “to promote the deployment of green infrastructure in the EU …

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Green infrastructure

WEBGreen infrastructure (GI) is a network of (semi-)natural areas which are protected and enhanced to deliver ecosystem services, while also benefiting biodiversity …

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Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) …

WEBEurope’s ecosystems, on which we depend for food, timber, clean air, clean water, climate regulation and recreation, suffer from unrelenting pressures caused by intensive land or …

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Cost and benefits

WEBEconomic benefits: outputs of food and natural resources, indirect and direct increases in employment, saved costs from increased energy or water efficiency, reduced costs from …

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Concepts related to green infrastructure

WEBNWRM interventions form a part of green and blue infrastructure networks. They improve the quantitative and qualitative status of water bodies, and reduce vulnerability to floods …

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Urban Ecosystems

WEBUrban ecosystems are cities and the surrounding, socio-ecological systems where most people live (Maes, et. al. 2016). They are very peculiar ecosystem types: they are …

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Green infrastructure

WEB1. POLICY SETTING. Green Infrastructure is primarily known in Portugal under the term “Ecological Network” or “Ecological Structure”. An inter-ministerial …

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Invasive species

WEBInvasive alien species (IAS) are non-native species whose introduction and/or spread outside their natural, past or present, ranges pose a threat to biodiversity.. Invasive alien …

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Green infrastructure

WEBGreen infrastructure. 1. Policy Setting. In Austria, the states ( Bundesländer) have legislative and executive powers with regard to spatial planning, nature protection …

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Green infrastructure in Croatia

WEBThe EU Natura 2000 network is at the core of the EU's Green Infrastructure. The Croatian Natura 2000 network under the Habitats and the Birds Directives was …

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Green infrastructure

WEBThe EU Natura 2000 network is at the core of the EU's Green Infrastructure. As of early 2016, 12.7% of the Finnish national territory was covered by Natura 2000 …

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