favourable
as defined in Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April…, Article 2, point (a) (Definitions)
(a)
in respect of a natural habitat, the sum of the influences acting on a natural habitat and its typical species that may affect its long-term natural distribution, structure and functions as well as the long-term survival of its typical species within, as the case may be, the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies or the territory of a Member State or the natural range of that habitat;
The conservation status of a natural habitat will be taken as ‘favourable’ when:
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its natural range and areas it covers within that range are stable or increasing,
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the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and
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the conservation status of its typical species is favourable, as defined in (b);
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Also defined in
- Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora 31992L0043, Article 1, point (e)
- its natural range and areas it covers within that range are stable or increasing, and - the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and - the conservation status of its typical species…