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Guidance Biodiversity and protected species

Index section Biodiversity and protected species


Introduction


This chapter gives an overview of the biodiversity in the Netherlands and the changes involved. The focus is on the number of species in the Netherlands, the international significance of certain species, threats and recovery of species and the increase of exotics.

In addition this chapter deals with the trends in numbers of species of species protection plans and the Habitat- and Birds directives.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium