This afternoon a ‘fitness check’ by the European Commission recognised that the European Birds and Habitats Directives are relevant and remain fit for purpose.
This means the Directives will not be re-opened but more work is required to ensure the Directives are properly implemented into UK legislation.
The Directives are vital to the protection and conservation of some of the UK’s most precious nature sites, referred to as Natura 2000 sites, and ensure a European-wide strategy for their protection.
The fitness check highlighted inadequate investment and management for these sites and the European Commission will now start the process of producing an Action Plan to alleviate these deficiencies.
http://europa.eu/rapid/midday-express.htm?locale=EN
BSc (Hons) MCIEEM | Senior Ecologist
Stacey joined Avian Ecology in 2011, and her specialist areas include EIA and bat survey methodologies and complex data analysis. Stacey works on a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from small and large scale onshore wind energy, solar PV sites, housing, road schemes and barn conversions. Her role includes ecological survey and co-ordination, project management and delivery, provision of advice on planning policy and wildlife legislation, the preparation of EIAs, protected species licencing and mitigation design and implementation. Stacey also has extensive experience in pre-construction data collation and analysis of bat and bird activity at wind farm developments.
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