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Council of Europe Convention on the Conservation of
European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - also known as the
Bern Convention - was adopted on September 1979 in Bern
(Switzerland) and came into force on 1 June 1982. It has
40 Contracting Parties including 35 member States of the
Council of Europe as well as as the European Union.
The aims of the Convention are "to
conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats,
especially those species and habitats whose conservation
requires the co-operation of several States, and to
promote such co-operation. Particular emphasis is given to
endangered and vulnerable species, including endangered
and vulnerable migratory species."
The Convention lists protected
species on four Appendices: Appendix I lists strictly
protected flora species , appendix II lists strictly
protected fauna species, Appendix III lists protected
fauna species, and Appendix IV lists prohibited means and
methods of killing, capture and other forms of
exploitation.
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