MALTA · DESIGNATIONS · INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Ramsar sites
What this layer shows
Wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, from the Ramsar Secretariat's register: Għadira and Is-Simar. Both are also Natura 2000 sites and nature reserves managed with BirdLife Malta, and those designations give the legal protection.
Publisher and licence
Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) · CC BY 4.0
Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS), CC BY 4.0
Where the data comes from
WFS · rsis.ramsar.org
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In these presets
Natura 2000 and protected areas
Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas (Natura 2000), nature reserves, national parks, Special Areas of Conservation of national importance, Areas of Ecological Importance, Sites of Scientific Importance, bird sanctuaries and Ramsar sites, from the European Environment Agency's data. The free starting view. Always check the designating notice.