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Las Nieves
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES7020010)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 1999
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Canarias (ES70)
- Surface area: 51 km2 (5114.60 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Macaronesia biogeographical region
- It protects 5 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 11 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 (5)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Ferns | 2 |
| Flowering Plants | 2 |
| Mosses & Liverworts | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1250 | Vegetated sea cliffs with endemic flora of the Macaronesian coasts | 1.36 |
| 4050 | Endemic macaronesian heaths | 150.42 |
| 4090 | Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse | 324.14 |
| 5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 11.45 |
| 8220 | Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 9.54 |
| 8320 | Fields of lava and natural excavations | 0.51 |
| 9320 | Olea and Ceratonia forests | 22.3 |
| 9360 | Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea) | 1520.94 |
| 9370 | Palm groves of Phoenix | 0.46 |
| 9550 | Canary Island endemic pine forests | 2989.76 |
| 9560 | Endemic forests with Juniperus spp | 3.23 |
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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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 1999 |
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Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2001 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 2010 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2012 |
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 |
