Biodiversity-sensitive area

Biodiversity-sensitive areas are:

(a) areas protected through legal or other effective means, including Natura 2000, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Ramsar sites, and other protected areas, for instance defined by national legislation sources; and

(b) areas included under Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, IUCN Red List of Ecosystems or habitats of species listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (which are scientifically recognised for their importance for biodiversity).