Protection and Conservation of freshwater ecosys-tems in Greece: The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC)
Abstract
Freshwaters are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide due to the wide range of anthropogenic pressures they are facing. At the European level, freshwater ecosystems are protected by the Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC), a keystone policy in environmental management in Europe. In parallel, the implementation of WFD also contributes to the conservation of biodiversity, given that important aspects of its implementation satisfy the aims and requirements of the two major Nature directives, the Habitats Directive (1992/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (2009/147/EU). In the current study, the present-day situation, the national developments and the approaches of other European countries in the field of environmental policy for the protection and conservation of freshwater ecosystems are presented. In addition, special emphasis is given on the critical evaluation of the Directives’ implementation after their harmonization in the Greek Law.
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Oikonomou, A., Stefanidis, K., & Mitsopoulos, I. (2023). Protection and Conservation of freshwater ecosys-tems in Greece: The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). Perifereia, 14(14), 81–100. https://doi.org/10.12681/rp.32608
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