This service was prepared for 3rd national report under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (2007-2012), corresponding to the distribution, through a grid 10 x 10 km, of the species of Community interest listed in Annex II; IV and V of the Habitats Directive.
Web Map Visualization, INSPIRE (ISO19128-WMS 1.3.0) compliance, of the: delimitation of portuguese coastal monitoring areas, according to the Law nº 236/98 and the European Directive 2006/113/EC concerning the protection of the aquactic environment and improvement of water quality in order to support shellfish (bivalve and gasteropod molluscs) life and growth and thus to contribute to the high quality of shellfish products directly edible by man, as well as the evaluation of the quality of coastal shellfish waters - Conformity according to Directive 113/2006 / EC, excluding the metals silver (Ag) and Arsenic (As), and fecal coliforms; Artificial reef complexes deployed by IPMA off the Portuguese coast, Algarve and Nazaré, to serve as instruments for the revitalization of coastal ecosystems, coastal fisheries management and integrated coastal management.
ASTARTE geophysical campaigns aim to collect the necessary information for the assessment, strategy and risk reduction for Tsunamis in Europe.
This service was prepared for 3rd national report under Article 17 section 1 of the Habitats Directive (2007-2012), corresponding to the to the distribution, through a grid 10 x 10 km, of the natural habitats of comunity interest listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive, particularly the marine and coastal habitats.
Web maps service with the zonation of Berlengas biosphere reserve. This Biosphere Reserve includes the totality of the Berlengas archipelago, as well as the adjacent marine area to a maximum depth of 520m. The importance of Berlengas as an island ecosystem, the biological value of the surrounding marine area, the botanical interest, its role as a place of passage and habitat of migratory waterbirds and the presence of interesting underwater archaeological heritage give the Berlengas an obvious ecological and cultural interest. In this dataset are included 3 levels of zone protection: Core Zone; Buffer zone; Transition zone.
Web feature service with the information gathered with the location of the best spots for the practice of nautical sports within the National Protected Areas Network. The sports considered in this service are the dive, surf, wind surf and kite surf.
Web feature service with the information about the distribution and quantity of aquatic birds, including shorebirds, in order to meet the annual cycle of populations, fluctuations and trends of its population, as well as the importance of several wetlands for each species. This service relates to aquatic birds counts per section within Sado estuary, Tejo estuary and Ria Formosa.
Web feature service with the Biogenetic Reserves Network of the Council of Europe in Portugal mainland. These reserves were integrated into the National Network of Protected Areas, so this dataset at this time has only a historical character.These service relates only to biogenetic reserves that are located in marine, estuarine and coastal environments.
This geographic service presents the results of monthly counts of wildfowl, that includes all species of ducks, geese, and swans, grebes, coots and cormorants in Portugal Mainland from October 1992 to March 1993. The original dataset includes 59 wetlands, however in this dataset only were included coastal wetlands with brakish waters.
Web feature service with the limits of marine and coastal biosphere reserves. The Biosphere Reserves are samples representing of marine, land or coastal ecosystems, promoting solutions to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use. Internationally recognized (UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme), designated by national governments and remaining under sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are located. Throughout its zonation (core, buffer and transition) have to promote three functions: conservation of natural and cultural heritage, sustainable development, dissemination and knowledge. Only the core area requires legal protection and may correspond to a pre-existing protected area as a reserve or natural park. This service relates only to the marine and/or coastal biosphere reserves.