EU Birds Directive

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European Union directive environmental law nature conservation instrument

The EU Birds Directive is a key piece of European Union legislation aimed at conserving all wild bird species and their habitats across member states.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
EU Birds Directive canonical	11
Birds Directive	3
European Union Birds Directive	3
EU Birds Directive 2009/147/EC	1
EU Birds Directive Annex I	1
EU Birds Directive sites	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union directive ⓘ environmental law ⓘ nature conservation instrument ⓘ
adoptedOn	2009-11-30 ⓘ
aimsTo	conserve bird species and their habitats ⓘ maintain bird populations at a level corresponding to ecological, scientific and cultural requirements ⓘ prevent the decline of wild bird populations ⓘ protect all wild birds in the European Union ⓘ regulate the exploitation of wild birds ⓘ
allows	hunting of certain species under strict conditions ⓘ
appliesTo	all wild bird species naturally occurring in the European Union ⓘ bird habitats within EU member states ⓘ
bindingOn	all EU member states ⓘ
citation	OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7–25 ⓘ
complements	Council Directive 92/43/EEC ⓘ surface form: EU Habitats Directive
containsAnnex	Annex I (species requiring special conservation measures) ⓘ Annex II (huntable species) ⓘ Annex III (species that may be traded under conditions) ⓘ Annex IV (prohibited means of capture and killing) ⓘ Annex V (research and reporting requirements) ⓘ
covers	protection of bird breeding areas ⓘ protection of bird migration staging posts ⓘ protection of bird moulting areas ⓘ protection of bird nesting sites ⓘ protection of bird wintering areas ⓘ
enforcedBy	European Commission ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2010-04-15 ⓘ
establishes	network of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) ⓘ
focusesOn	migratory species not listed in Annex I ⓘ species listed in Annex I ⓘ
implementedThrough	national legislation of EU member states ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
language	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
monitoredBy	European Environment Agency ⓘ
obliges	member states to preserve, maintain or re-establish sufficient diversity and area of habitats for birds ⓘ
officialName	Directive 2009/147/EC ⓘ surface form: Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds
partOf	Natura 2000 network ⓘ surface form: Natura 2000 network framework
policyArea	biodiversity conservation ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ
prohibits	deliberate killing of wild birds ⓘ destruction of bird nests and eggs ⓘ disturbance of birds particularly during breeding and rearing ⓘ taking of eggs in the wild ⓘ
recastOf	Council Directive 79/409/EEC ⓘ surface form: Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
regulates	hunting of wild birds ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) ⓘ Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ surface form: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention)
replaced	Council Directive 79/409/EEC ⓘ
requires	designation of Special Protection Areas for birds ⓘ monitoring of bird populations ⓘ reporting by member states to the European Commission ⓘ
shortName	EU Birds Directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Birds Directive

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aquila fasciata → protectedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Aquila adalberti → protectedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Natura 2000 network → basedOn → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Lough Mahon → protectedUnder → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Kierbesluit → relatedTo → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Birds Directive

Shannon Estuary → governedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Special Protection Area → basedOnDirective → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA → designationUnder → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Spanish imperial eagle → protectedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Birds Directive

EU Birds Directive → shortName → EU Birds Directive self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Birds Directive

Natura 2000 site Vallée de la Dranse → governedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union Birds Directive

Stour Estuary → protectedUnder → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Directive 2009/147/EC → shortName → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Directive 2009/147/EC → alsoKnownAs → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: Birds Directive

Council Directive 92/43/EEC → complements → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: Birds Directive

Portsmouth Harbour Special Protection Area → legalBasis → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Birds Directive 2009/147/EC

Tamar Estuaries Complex → partOf → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Birds Directive sites

Tamar Estuaries Complex → designatedUnder → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

Cork Harbour Special Protection Area → governedBy → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

dartford warbler → listedIn → EU Birds Directive ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU Birds Directive Annex I