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COMMISSION NOTICE Assessment of plans and projects in relation to Natura 2000 sites – Methodological guidance on the provisions of Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC · European Union

Box 7 Examples of significance indicators Impact type Significance indicator Loss of habitat area Degradation Hectares of habitat lost, percentage of the habitat lost Area (in absolute terms and percentage) where the attributes used to determine the conservation status of the species or habitat has worsened as well as the scale of degradation for each of the attributes Disturbance Degree of intensity, duration or permanence of the disturbance factor, its distance from breeding areas Fragmentation Change in comparison with the original and desired states (e.g. creation of several small habitat patches instead of one large one, hectares of habitat exposed to the edge effect) Indirect effects Degree to which the area is opened to other threats (invasive alien species, human and animal penetration, additional developments).

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