Brussels, 10/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Good news for nature protection: the pan-European network of protected natural habitats has gained an additional 739 sites covering nearly 28,000 km², over 17,500 km² of which are marine areas, the European Commission announced on Monday 10 January.
This extension will make it possible to improve the protection of many plant and animal species under threat in Europe, such as beech forests, otters and salmon. It has mainly come about by the addition...