Central Region Natura 2000 Special Conservation Areas (SACs) designated for habitat and species protection under the European Habitats Directive. The dataset likely contains geospatial boundaries for these regulatory areas, sourced from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières. It was last updated in March 2019.
Use Cases
- Map protected habitat boundaries based on the SAC designation process described.
- Analyze conservation network coverage based on the integration of Sites of Community Interest (SICs).
- Study regulatory area types based on the distinction between Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Conservation Areas (SACs).
Strengths
- Based on a formal European regulatory framework (the Habitats Directive of 21/05/1992).
- Describes a structured designation process involving proposals (pSICs), approval, and listing.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Freshness
- 2019-03-28 00:00:00
- Geography
- Central Region (likely within the European Union)