(b) Guiding principles for setting compensatory measures and targets
The main aim of compensatory measures under Article 6(4) is to maintain the overall coherence of the Natura 2000 network. Consequently, two aspects that determine the design and implementation of compensatory measures must be addressed: proportionality and ecological functionality. These two principles set the scope and level of ambition of the measures required to compensate the plan or project’s adverse effects. Compensation measures should also aim to outweigh the worst-case scenarios of likely adverse effects.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.