NATURA 2000 BIODIVERSITY STATUS OF HELLAS THESSALONIKI, MARCH 2000

AREAS UNDER GREEK LAW PROTECTION 10 National Parks 19 Aesthetic Forests 14 Natural Monuments 7 Game Reserves 2 Marine Parks 10 Wetlands 2 Sites of World Inheritance

DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC HABITATS – ANNEX I IMPORTANT ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES – ANNEX II CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SITES – ANNEX III IMPORTANT SPECIES IN NEED OF STRICT PROTECTION – ANNEX IV IMPORTANT SPECIES SUBJECT TO CONTROLLABLE MANAGEMENT – ANNEX V PROHIBITED METHODS OF CAPTURE, KILLING AND TRANSPORT – ANNEX VI

PHASE A (1994 – 1996) RECORD SITES WITH HABITATS OF ANNEX I AND SPECIES OF ANNEX II COMPLETE THE LIST OF THE SITES WITH DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS USING ANNEX III, GROUP THE SITES

ANNEX III Criteria for the Annex I habitats Representativity Relative Surface Conservation Status Possibility of Restoration Global Assessment Criteria for the Annex II Species Population Size Population Density Degree of Preservation Possibility of Restoration Degree of Isolation Global Assessment

CLASSIFICATION Category ACategory BCategory C Habitats and species not found elsewhere Significant biodiversity (not unique habitats or species) Unjustifiable for immediate inclusion in the network Great biodiversity Smaller representation Priority habitats (Annex I and II) Other important Greek species

SUMMARIZED RESULTS

ANIMAL PRIORITY

PLANT PRIORITY

OTHER IMPORTANT ANIMAL SPECIES

OTHER IMPORTANT PLANT SPECIES

PHASE B (1996 – 1998) ha in 264 sites (including 52 of the Bird Directive) Land & Freshwater is 16.5% of the total area 196 sites of top priority, covering ha or 11.9% of the total area 31 sites unique in Greece Possibility of more lenient measures

Map of the finally proposed sites for the Natura Network Category A Category B Category C

DISTRIBUTION OF SITES

PHASE C (1998 – 2004) DEFINITION OF SPECIAL AREAS OF PROTECTION CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ZONATION

 CORE NO HUMAN ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWED  PERIPHERAL ZONE ONLY CERTAIN NOT HARMFUL ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWED

NATURA 2000 NETWORK CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION HARMONISATION OF NATURE PROTECTION AND HUMAN INTERESTS

NATURA 2000 AND PEOPLE – A PARTNERSHIP People are part of Natura 2000 and must be made to feel as though they are members of the partnership from the beginning The management requirements must be acceptable to the local people. This will happen only if jobs and income are maintained. High priority must be given to communicating with the local people at all stages People must be convinced of the value and importance of the measures. The initiative taken by local people is more likely to succeed A balance is needed between economic, social and ecological interests

NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS Ursus arctos (1996) Larus audouinii (1996) Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and Anser erythropus (1996) Monachus monachus (1996)

NATURA-LIFE PROJECTS 7 SACs (1997) Lagoon of Pylos (1997) Canis lupus (1997) Endemic Phoenix theophrasti (1998) Ladigesocypris ghigii (gizani – 1998) Caretta caretta (1998) Gypaetus barbatus (1998)

PROJECTS OF 1999 WETLANDS OF AMVRAKIKOS LAKE OF TAUROPOU MOUNTAIN MAINALO FOREST OF ROUVA ON MT.IDI GRAMMOS AND RODOPI

DESIGNED AND PRESENTED BY GEORGE ANASONTZIS SPECIAL THANKS TO MARIA LAZARIDOU MILTOS SEFERLIS NATIONAL BIOTOPES/WETLANDS CENTRE THE END FIGURES OF SLIDES 7,8,9 AND 13 CREATED BY SPYROS DAFIS FIGURES OF SLIDES 10, 11 AND 14 EXTRACTED BY Directive 92/43/EEC THE GREEK HABITAT PROJECT NATURA 2000: AN OVERVIEW SLIDE 22 EXTRACTED BY THE NATURA 2000 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 10 / NOVEMBER 1999