TY - GEN TI - UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation Project AU - European Commission AB - The requirements of the EC Habitats Directive to set up protected areas in the marine environment presents new challenges for wildlife conservation. The Project aims to develop approaches and techniques to the management and monitoring of the marine SACs. Specifically the project aims to:Establish operational management schemes on a selection of 12 marine SACs around the UK, working with relevant authorities and other local partnersShare best practice on developing appropriate management schemesGather existing knowledge and improve our understanding onthe dynamics and sensitivity of marine featuresimpact of human activities on marine featurespractical techniques for monitoring and accessing the condition of these featuresRaise awareness in the UK and Europe for the value of marine SACs and the means by which they may be safeguardedAll information generated by the Project can be accessed through this site as either individual pages of html or as PDF files of complete reports. DA - 2001/10// PY - 2001 PB - Countryside Council for Wales UR - http://ukmpa.marinebiodiversity.org/uk_sacs/project-background.htm#:~:text=The%20UK%20Marine%20SACs%20Project%20was%20set%20up%20to%20establish,monitoring%20of%20European%20marine%20sites. LA - English KW - Human Dimensions ER -