Article 3

1.

In the light of the requirements referred to in Article 2, Member States shall take the requisite measures to preserve, maintain or re-establish a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for all the species of birds referred to in Article 1.

2.

The preservation, maintenance and re-establishment of biotopes and habitats shall include primarily the following measures:

(a)

creation of protected areas;

(b)

upkeep and management in accordance with the ecological needs of habitats inside and outside the protected zones;

(c)

re-establishment of destroyed biotopes;

(d)

creation of biotopes.