High nature value farmland – Characteristics, trends and policy challenges

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Series Details 1/2004, Number 1, No.1, 2004
Publication Date 2004
ISBN 92-9167-664-0
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Farmland supports many habitats and species of European conservation concern. In 2003, Europe's environment ministers agreed to identify all farmland areas with high nature value and take conservation measures. This report shows that these areas cover roughly 15-25 % of the European countryside and suffer from land abandonment and intensification. Current policy measures appear insufficient to prevent further biodiversity decline.
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European Environment Agency: Press Release, 29.4.04: Nature-rich farmland areas need greater support to prevent species loss http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/hnv-en
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