European marine site Conservation Objectives
(updated 24/06/08)
Introduction
Conservation objectives define the desired
state of each site in terms of the features for which they have been
designated. When these features are being managed in a way which maintains
their nature conservation value, then they are said to be in ‘favourable
condition’. Conservation objectives are accompanied by one or
more habitat extent and quality definition (or ‘attribute’)
for each interest feature of the site. Targets are set for each attribute
and condition monitoring measures whether the targets are being met.
For The Wash & North Norfolk Coast European site interest features
these attributes are set out in the Favourable Condition Table of the
Regulation 33 package published in 2000.
Attributes are subject to periodic reassessment
and may be updated to reflect new information or knowledge; they will
be used by Natural England and other relevant authorities to determine
if a site is in favourable condition. The standards for favourable condition
have been developed and are applied throughout the UK.
The documents presented here update
the favourable condition tables in the Regulation 33 advice package
which did not include site-specific targets for each interest feature.
In most cases there is now a measurable value against which the potential
impact from an activity may be quantified. As such, they now provide
a clearer, more quantifiable description of what Natural England considers
the site to look like when in favourable condition and what standard
it should be maintained at.
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