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The Birds Directive (formally known as Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds) is the oldest piece of EU legislation on the environment and one of its cornerstones [1] which was unanimously adopted in April 1979 as the Directive 79/409/EEC. Amended in 2009, it became the Directive 2009/147/EC.
A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds.
The Birds Directive requires the establishment of Special Protection Areas for birds. The Habitats Directive similarly requires Sites of Community Importance which upon the agreement of the European Commission become Special Areas of Conservation to be designated for species other than birds, and for habitat types (e.g. particular types of ...
At least 435,000 birds, including warblers and blackcaps, were slaughtered by trappers in the autumn of 2023, BirdLife Cyprus, Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the ...
European Directive 79/409/EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds was adopted on 2 April 1979. The main provisions included: protection of vulnerable species; classification of Special Protection Areas , protection for all wild birds; and restrictions on killing/selling/keeping wild birds.
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, broke Italian and European Union environmental protection laws when he hunted ducks near Venice in December, according to two ...
This directive is one of the main pillars of the European Union's system of wildlife and nature conservation, another being the Birds Directive. [3] [4] The Habitats Directive, together with the Birds Directive, are also called the "nature directives". [5]
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds manages the site for upland birds such as the hen harrier and black grouse. The reserve is within a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) called Geltsdale & Glendue Fells. Along with other SSSIs in the North Pennines, it is designated a Special Protection Area under the Birds Directive.