SCHEDULE 1Damage to species and natural habitats
Conservation status of habitatsI12
1
A habitat’s conservation status is the sum of the influences acting on a natural habitat and its typical species that may affect its long term natural distribution, structure and functions as well as the long term survival of its typical species.
2
Its conservation status is favourable if—
a
the natural range and areas covered within that natural range are stable or increasing;
b
the specific structure and functions which are necessary for the long term maintenance of the natural habitat exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future; and
c
the conservation status of its typical species is favourable.