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Islas Chafarinas
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES6300001)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 1989
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Not available
- Surface area: 5 km2 (506.94 ha)
- Marine area: 90%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 19 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 6 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 (19)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16 |
| Mammals | 2 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 0 |
| 1120 | Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) | 15.33 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 0 |
| 1240 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp | 0 |
| 1430 | Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea) | 270.83 |
| 8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 0 |
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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Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 1989 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 1998 |
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Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2006 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CEST 2018 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2019 |
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 |
