Forest and Natura 2000
Europe’s diverse forest ecosystems are vital for the conservation of the EU’s rich but increasingly threatened biodiversity. Forests make up about half of the Natura 2000 Network. In general, forests are in a better state of conservation compared to other key habitat groups like grasslands and wetlands.
AREA OF FOREST INSIDE NATURA 2000 SITES IN 2020
- 14% of the Austrian forest is located inside Natura 2000 sites.
- About 22% of forest is protected for the conservation of biodiversity (MCPFE Classes 1 and 2
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AREA OF FOREST PROTECTED FOR CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY (MCPFE 1 AND 2) IN 2020
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Share of forest inside Natura 2000 in 2018
Click on the map area to get information on forest area (ha and %), and on the forest area inside and outside Natura 2000 (%).
Most forests are located outside Natura 2000 sites.
Forest inside and outside Natura 2000 sites in 2018
Most forests are located outside natura 2000 areas.
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Share of Annex 1 habitats in 2018, %
Most of the protected habitats are forest habitats.
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49% of the Austrian protected habitats (Annex 1) are forests.
The forest habitats that are protected are:
- Bog woodland
- Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
- Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)
- Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus
- Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens
- Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp.
- Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests (Aremonio-Fagion)
- Illyrian oak-hornbeam forests (Erythronio-Carpinion)
- Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak-sessile oak forests
- Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests
- Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests
- Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius
- Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion
- Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli
- Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests
- Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines
- Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)
- Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests
- Subalpine and montane Pinus uncinata forests (* if on gypsum or limestone)
- (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines
Sources:Extracted from Natura 2000 Barometer provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)Extracted from Land cover and change statistics 2000-2018 provided by European Environment Agency (EEA)Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018 provided by European Environment Agency (EEA) and Copernicus Land Monitoring ServiceAdministrative Units/Statistical Units provided by GISCO Eurostat; © EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries
Conservation status and trends of forest habitats
The conservation status of the protected forest habitats are assessed as “Good”, “Unfavourable-bad”, “Unfavourable-inadequate”, and “Unknown”.
The trend in the conservation status of forest species (population status) is assessed as "Improving", "Stable", "Deteriorating", or "Unknown".
The conservation status of forest species is reported every 6 years as requested by the Birds and Habitat Directives. Population status is assessed as improving, stable, deteriorating, or unknown.
Conservation status for the forest habitats in 2018, %
The conservation status of the protected forests habitats are mostly assessed as poor and bad.
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Trends in conservation status of forest in 2018, %
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Conservation status of forest habitats for each biogeographical region in 2018, %
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Conservation status and trends in species
Conservation status for all species in 2018, %
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Conservation status per species group in 2018, %
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Conservation status of species for each biogeographical and marine region in 2018, %
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Conservation status trends of species not in good status in 2018, %
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Conservation status trends of species not in good status by taxgroup, %
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Trends in status of forest non-bird and bird species
The conservation status of forest species is reported every 6 years as requested by the Birds and Habitat Directives. Population status is assessed as improving, stable, deteriorating, or unknown.
Status of forest non-bird and bird species in 2018, %
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Tree species composition
Tree species diversity in 2015, k ha
Almost half of the Swiss forest is composed with 2 or 3 species.
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Structural biodiversity
Age structure is expressed as the share of even-aged and uneven aged forest area.
Forests are mainly even-aged with almost half of the stands in the intermediate age structure phase.
Age structure in 2015, %
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Share of the area of forests available for wood supply in different age structure phases for even-aged forests, k ha
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Functional biodiversity
Average deadwood in 2015, m³/ha
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TOTAL DEADWOOD FOREST
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