{"id":12689,"date":"2018-10-17T21:52:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T21:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=12689"},"modified":"2019-06-09T17:44:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T17:44:22","slug":"special-protection-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/special-protection-area\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Special Protection Area (SPA)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13839 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/special-protection-area-spa-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"special protection area spa\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/special-protection-area-spa-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/examchum.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/special-protection-area-spa-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/examchum.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/special-protection-area-spa.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A\u00a0<b>Special Protection Area<\/b>\u00a0(<b>SPA<\/b>) is a designation under the\u00a0European Union\u00a0Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the\u00a0European Union\u00a0(EU) have a duty to safeguard the\u00a0habitats\u00a0of\u00a0migratory birds\u00a0and certain particularly threatened birds. Together with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/special-area-of-conservation\/\">Special Areas of Conservation\u00a0(SACs)<\/a>, the SPAs form a network of protected sites across the EU, called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/natura-2000\/\">Natura 2000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Annex I of the Birds Directive, lists\u00a0designated rare and vulnerable birds.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 implement the terms of the Directive in Scotland, England and Wales. In\u00a0Great Britain, SPAs (and SACs) designated on land or in the\u00a0inter-tidal\u00a0area are normally also notified as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/sssi-site-of-special-scientific-interest\/\">Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)<\/a>, and in\u00a0Northern Ireland\u00a0as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-book&#8221;]LEGISLATION: The Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<h5>READ MORE<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special_Protection_Area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Protection Area (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jncc.defra.gov.uk\/page-1374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Habitats Directive (JNCC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jncc.defra.gov.uk\/page-1373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birds\u00a0Directive (JNCC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/1994\/2716\/contents\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &amp;c.) 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