Good news: Habitats worthy of protection in Germany are protected

(Forschungsverbund Berlin) The world's largest coordinated network of protected areas is not located at the South Pole or in Australia, Africa, Asia or on the American continents -- but in Europe. As part of an international team, researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries have examined how effectively Natura 2000 protects listed habitat types in Germany. The result: although the existing network includes sites of special interest, not all habitat types are represented proportionally.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news