Editing Protected area (section)

=== European Union ===
[[Natura 2000]] is a network of protected areas established by the EU across all member states. It is made up of [[Special Areas of Conservation]] (SACs) and [[Special Protection Areas]] (SPAs) designated respectively under the [[Habitats Directive]] and [[Birds Directive]]. {{convert|787767|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} are designated as terrestrial sites and {{convert|251564|km2|abbr=on}} as marine sites. Overall, 18 percent of the EU land mass is designated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/barometer/index_en.htm|title=Natura 2000 Barometer - Environment - European Commission|website=ec.europa.eu|date=22 May 2018 }}</ref>