Cantal biotope protection areas are designated under the French Environmental Code to conserve habitats for protected species. The dataset is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and was last updated in April 2019. It represents a regulatory tool at the departmental level, classified as IUCN Category IV management areas.
Use Cases
- Mapping conservation zones based on the described geospatial boundaries of biotope protection areas.
- Analyzing the overlap of departmental-level protection with other schemes like Natura 2000 mentioned in the description.
- Studying the legal framework for habitat conservation based on references to Articles L411-1, L411-2, R411-15 to R411-17 and R415-1 of the Environmental Code.
Strengths
- Provides geospatial data for a specific regulatory conservation tool (biotope protection areas).
- Includes reference to specific legal articles (L411-1, L411-2, R411-15 to R411-17, R415-1) governing the areas.
- Managed by a specific geological and mining research organization (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières).
Limitations
- Last updated 2019-04-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled for regulatory and departmental management purposes.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-04-03 00:00:00
- Geography
- Cantal department, France