Protect, assess, restore
Natura 2000 protects selected sites and habitats. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive asks countries to reach good environmental status across their seas. The Nature Restoration Law adds targets to restore habitats in poor condition.
Official guidance
- Guidelines Marine Strategy Framework Directive: good environmental status (sample guide) How the eleven descriptors of good environmental status relate to habitat restoration. Open in the catalogue
- Web application Natura 2000 network viewer Map of protected sites across the EU, including marine sites and the habitats they protect. Open in the catalogue