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Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.
Ria Formosa
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code PTZPE0017)
- Under Birds Directive
- Since Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 1988
- Country: Portugal
- Administrative region: Algarve (PT15)
- Surface area: 233 km2 (23269.21 ha)
- Marine area: 35%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Atlantic biogeographical regions
- It protects 121 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 19 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (121)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Amphibians | 1 |
| Birds | 109 |
| Flowering Plants | 7 |
| Invertebrates | 1 |
| Mammals | 1 |
| Reptiles | 2 |
Habitat types
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 1988 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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| Date of Standard data form update | Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 2015 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |