Brussels, 15/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - With the integration of 4255 new and substantial Community sites, representing a total surface area of around 90,000 km2, the Natura European network of natural habitats protected under the “Habitats” directive (92/43/ECC) has broadened out.
On Tuesday 13 November, the European Commission decided to extend the geographical cover of the network by adding a first ever list of sites in the Pannonian region (Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia) to the...