A 2019 dataset from the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières lists all acts classifying natural spaces as Biotope Protection Areas (BPAs) in the Great East region of France. BPAs are a departmental-level regulatory tool for habitat conservation, classified under IUCN Category IV. The dataset references specific articles of the French environmental code.
Use Cases
- Mapping the network of protected habitats based on the described departmental-level classification acts.
- Analyzing the application of IUCN Category IV management areas within a regional conservation strategy.
- Studying the integration of Biotope Protection Areas with other schemes like Natura 2000 as mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Provides a legal framework for each entry, citing specific articles of the French environmental code.
- Managed by a recognized geological and mining research bureau (BRGM).
- Explicitly defines the spatial mapping rule for multi-zone protection orders.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-04-01 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
- Last updated 2019-04-01 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Great East region of France