Brussels, 26/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - Natura 2000, the pan-European network of protected natural sites, has been added to by nearly 25,000 km² of invaluable spaces, the European Commission announced on Monday 26 November, having formally approved the inclusion of 235 sites proposed by 20 member states of the EU to be recognised as “sites of Community importance”.
The member states which have contributed to this extension of the network (the United Kingdom, Romania, Latvia, Italy,...