The Emerald network is a network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural

habitats In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

of Europe, which was launched in 1989 by the

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as part of its work under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats or Bern Convention that came into force on 1 June 1982. It is to be set up in each Contracting Party or observer state to the convention. The Bern Convention is signed by the 46 member states of the

, together with the European Union, Monaco, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal. Algeria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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, Vatican City, San Marino and Russia are among non-signatories that have observer status at meetings of the committee. The European Union, as such, is also a Contracting Party to the Bern Convention. In order to fulfil its obligations arising from the convention, particularly in respect of habitat protection, it produced the Habitats Directive in 1992 and subsequently set up the

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...

network. The development of the Emerald Network in Africa has started with the implementation of pilot projects in Burkina Faso, Senegal and Morocco (ongoing). The Emerald Network could also be launched in Tunisia, at the request of the national authorities.

References

Emerald network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest

EEA – Glossary – Emerald Network
December, 2005. * THE EMERALD NETWORK A tool for the protection of European natural habitat

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External links

A-Z of Areas of Biodiversity Importance: Emerald Network Sites
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See also

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