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Staat van instandhouding (status en trends) habitattypen en soorten van de Habitatrichtlijn (rapportageperiode 2007-2012)
Louette, G.; Adriaens, D.; De Knijf, G.; Paelinckx, D. (2013). Staat van instandhouding (status en trends) habitattypen en soorten van de Habitatrichtlijn (rapportageperiode 2007-2012). Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, R.2013.23. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO): Brussel. 46 pp.
Part of: Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek: Brussel. ISSN 1782-9054
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  • Louette, G.
  • Adriaens, D.
  • De Knijf, G.
  • Paelinckx, D.
Abstract
    An overview of the conservation status of habitats and species that are listed on the annexes of theHabitats Directive (period 2007-2013) needs to be reported by each Member State to the EuropeanCommission (EC) by the end of June 2013. This document presents the applied method and resultsfor (Atlantic) Flanders (northern Belgium). Of the 47 occurring habitats, 5 are in a favourableconservation status, and 7 habitats that have currently an unfavourable conservation status improve.For the species the picture is more diverse. Of the 59 species, 9 are in a favourable conservationstatus, and 14 other species improve. However, 17 species worsen, while for the remaining 28species the conservation status is stable or data are inadequate to assess a global trend (27 % and 20% of the species, respectively). A comparison of the results of this reporting period with the previousone (2001-2006) is difficult. The reasons for this are that since 2007 the scientific knowledge hasincreased, fixed policy goals have been set with an accompanying implementation trajectory in theframework of setting conservation objectives, and guidelines to assess the conservation status havebeen further adjusted by the EC.
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