Summary
Marine protected area coverage
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The methodology to calculate value at EU27 level is being consolidated and may consequently change in the future due to methodological updates. The contribution of the nationally protected areas to the target is to be confirmed.
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Indicator: Marine protected area coverage
Tag: MAR004
Definition: Percentage of marine waters, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by protected areas. This indicator includes both nationally designated protected areas and Natura 2000 sites.
Unit: % of total protected area on sea
Spatial coverage: EU (current composition, only continental areas and Macaronesia)
Time coverage: 2016-2021
Update frequency: Every year
DPSIR: Response
Other policies:
Method: 1) Calculation of surface from the Nationally designated protected areas and Natura 2000 data eliminating double counting of areas where sites are overlapping; 2) topological controls and adjustments, other data quality controls; 3) Marine waters dataset has been harmonized for analysis purposes only. References about these sources are available in the specific dataset's section of this catalogue. The methodology and the procedure used for selecting marine Natura 2000 and nationally designated sites from the tabular and spatial data are outlined in detail in Section 2.6 of EEA (2015) and in Agnesi et al. (2017).
Reference: EEA, 2015, Spatial analysis of Marine Protected Area Networks in Europe´s seas. EEA Technical report, 17/2015 (http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/spatial-analysis-of-marine-protected), accessed 15 November 2021. Agnesi, S., Mo, G., Annunziatellis, A., Chaniotis, P., Korpinen, S., Snoj, L., Globevnik, L., Tunesi, L., Reker, J., 2017, Spatial Analysis of Marine Protected Area Networks in Europe’s Seas II, Volume A, 2017, ed. Künitzer, A., ETC/ICM Technical Report 4/2017, Magdeburg: European Topic Centre on inland, coastal and marine waters, 41 pp.
Producer: European Environment Agency
Provider: European Environment Agency
Validated: True
Peer reviewed: False
Documented: True
Open source: False
Accessible: True
Spatial scope (Member States): True
Spatial scope (EU27): True
Spatial scope (global): False
Accuracy uncertainties: None
Comments: None
Storage: None
Datasets
Tag: CDDA
Description: Nationally designated areas (CDDA) for public access
Spatial extent: EEA38 (from 2020)
Temporal extent: 2021-2022
Date: 21/06/2022
Scale: 100000
Resolution: None
Format: tabular, vector
Version: 20
Reference: Nationally designated areas (CDDA) — European Environment Agency, (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/nationally-designated-areas-national-cdda-17) accessed 26 April 2023.
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: True
Licence of use: The dataset contains parts which are restricted by the data providers and not to be made public. EEA does not have permission to distribute some or all sites reported by Estonia, Ireland and Turkey.
Access data policy: Public access limited according to Article 13(1)(b) of the INSPIRE Directive. Public access limited according to Article 13(1)(h) of the INSPIRE Directive.
Tag: N2K
Description: Natura 2000 (2021)
Spatial extent: EU27
Temporal extent: 2021-2021
Date: 01/10/2022
Scale: 100000
Resolution: None
Format: tabular, vector
Version: 14
Reference: Natura 2000 data - the European network of protected sites — European Environment Agency, (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-14) accessed 26 April 2023.
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: True
Licence of use: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment.
Access data policy: No limitation to public access
Tag: EEA marine assessment areas
Description: EEA marine assessment areas - version 3.0, Oct. 2022
Spatial extent: Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Medterranean Sea, Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Temporal extent: 2022-2022
Date: 14/10/2022
Scale: 100000
Resolution: None
Format: vector
Version: 3
Reference: European Environment Agency, 2022 - EEA marine assessment areas - version 3.0, Oct. 2022, (https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/catalogue/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a14375b6-13fa-44d2-9e01-f8bee5954dbb) accessed 08 March 2023.
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: True
Licence of use: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment.
Access data policy: No limitation to public access
Tag: EEA marine waters for analysis
Description: EEA marine waters for analysis
Spatial extent: Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Medterranean Sea, Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Temporal extent: 2022
Date: 01/10/2022
Scale: 100000
Resolution: None
Format: vector
Version: None
Reference: None
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: False
Licence of use: This dataset contains information restricted by the data providers and cannot be made public or re-distributed freely.
Access data policy: Public access limited according to Article 13(1)(a) of the INSPIRE Directive
Tag: OSPAR Marine protected areas network
Description: OSPAR Marine protected areas network
Spatial extent: North-East Atlantic
Temporal extent: 2020
Date: 16/07/2021
Scale: 10000
Resolution: None
Format: vector
Version: None
Reference: None
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: True
Licence of use: OSPAR is committed to making as much information as possible publicly available, consistent with achieving other similarly important goals of public policy. The framework for this is set out in Article 9 of the OSPAR Convention.
Access data policy: OSPAR data made available for download via the OSPAR Data and Information Management System (ODIMS), are licensed according to Creative Commons Zero.
Tag: Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMIs) (2020)
Description: Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMIs) (2020)
Spatial extent: Mediterranean Sea
Temporal extent: 2020
Date: 11/03/2020
Scale: 5000
Resolution: None
Format: vector
Version: None
Reference: http://tomcat.medchm.net/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/97fc4c51-eb23-4777-b9df-b64a67d2672e
Findable: True
Accessible: False
Interoperable: False
Reusable: False
Licence of use: None
Access data policy: None
Tag: HELCOM MPAs
Description: HELCOM MPAs
Spatial extent: Baltic Sea
Temporal extent: 2010-2022
Date: 05/12/2022
Scale: 10000
Resolution: None
Format: vector
Version: None
Reference: None
Findable: True
Accessible: True
Interoperable: True
Reusable: True
Licence of use: Data can be used freely given that the source (HELCOM) is cited.
Access data policy: No limitation to public access
Values
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 37.8 |
| Bulgaria | 8.0 |
| Cyprus | 8.6 |
| Germany | 45.4 |
| Denmark | 18.7 |
| Estonia | 18.7 |
| Greece | 19.8 |
| Spain | 12.0 |
| Finland | 10.9 |
| France | 37.6 |
| Croatia | 9.5 |
| Ireland | 2.3 |
| Italy | 6.9 |
| Lithuania | 22.8 |
| Latvia | 15.8 |
| Malta | 5.5 |
| Netherlands | 26.1 |
| Poland | 21.9 |
| Portugal | 4.5 |
| Romania | 21.4 |
| Sweden | 14.9 |
| Slovenia | 5.0 |
Graphs
Source: European Environment Agency
EU 27
Values at national scale