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.