Today, 26.1% of the EU’s land mass is protected, moderately increasing by 1.8% since 2011.

Importantly, these areas prevent biodiversity loss and safeguard species from industrial and residential activities under national law. Overall, 100,000 sites span across the continent, although many are small in size.

This map shows what share of each EU country’s land is protected, based on data from the European Union.

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