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This descriptor measures the share of protected/designated land belonging to the European networks Natura 2000 or Emerald Network in relation to the total area of the country or region. Natura 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animal and plant species and natural habitats of European importance across EU Member States. Emerald Network is the equivalent of Natura 2000 in non-EU European countries. For Iceland, not covered by both networks, the Nationally designated areas (CDDA) are considered. A high percentage of protected/designated land indicates the relevant presence of natural assets of high value. This descriptor is provided in the EU Tourism Dashboard as complementary information to characterize tourism offer. UNIT OF MEASURE: %. RESOLUTION: NUTS0, NUTS2, NUTS3. COMPLETENESS: 100%. METHODOLOGY: Natura 2000 areas and Emerald sites were merged into a single layer and then intersected with NUTS geometry. The share of protected land was calculated by aggregating the result of the intersection per NUTS code. DATA SOURCES: Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Nationally designated areas, NUTS 2021 classification.

Contributors

Cristian Pigaiani; Filipe Batista; Ricardo Barranco

How to cite

Cristian Pigaiani, Filipe Batista, Ricardo Barranco (2026): UDP - Share of protected/designated land. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.7DDSC30 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/011dfa14-f4ed-4683-aac8-211a6cff80ff

Keywords

Emerald NetworkEuropeNatura 2000protected areastourism

Data access

Share of protected/designated land - visualisation
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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Share of protected/designated land - download (CSV)
CSV

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Share of protected/designated land - download (JSON)
JSON

JSON is an open-standard file format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and array data types (or any other serializable value). It is a very common data format used for asynchronous browser/server communication.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Share of protected/designated land - download (ODS)
ODS

ODS is an OpenDocument file format for spreadsheets. OpenDocument was developed with the aim of providing an open, XML-based file format specification for office applications.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Other resources

European protected sites, European Environmental Agency
HTML

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No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

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Temporal coverage

From date To date
2022-01-01 2022-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-KCTP (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
annual

The event occurs once a year.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Geographical name(s)
Switzerland
European Union
Iceland
Norway
Issued date
2022-09-19
Created date
23 Oct 2022 06:48
Modified date
12 May 2025 09:36
Landing page
https://tourism-dashboard.ec.europa.eu/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/011dfa14-f4ed-4683-aac8-211a6cff80ff
Other identifiers
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