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The conservation status of species in Slovenia indicates that only 30% of species have a favorable status. Furthermore, also the trends are unfavourable. In the years 2013-2018, the proportion of species with favorable conservation status remained stable according to the previous reporting period, while the proportion of species with poor conservation status has increased. As many as one third of Europe's important bird species have a negative or uncertain short-term trend. In order to achieve the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, it is necessary to follow the guidelines of the Regulation on Special Conservation Areas (Natura 2000 sites) more rigorously and to implement the Natura 2000 management program. This is especially important for arthropod species and other species related to aquatic, marshy, marshy and grassland habitats.

Definition

This indicator follows the conservation status of species of European interest. These include the species from the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC), as listed in Annexes II, IV and V. The indicator is used to assess whether:

the data on the population dynamics of a certain species indicate that it is capable of maintaining itself on a long-term basis on its own in its natural habitat;
the natural range of a certain species is not being reduced nor is it likely to be reduced in the future;
a large enough habitat exists (and will continue to exist) for the long-term conservation of populations of a certain species.

The conservation status of a species is thus used to measure impacts on an individual species, which can have a long-term effect on the size and distribution of its populations.

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Figure NB11-1: Conservation status of species by biogeographical region

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Reports under Article 17 on the conservation status of habitats and species under the Habitats Directive for the periods 2004 – 2006, 2007 - 2012 and 2013 - 2018, Ministry of the Environmet and Spatial planning, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, 2020

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	Favourable[number]	Unknown[number]	Unfavourable - inadequate[number]	Unfavourable - bad[number]	Favourable[share]	Unknown[share]	Unfavourable - inadequate[share]	Unfavourable - bad[share]
2008 - Alpine	35	33	72	12	23.03	21.71	47.37	7.89
2013 - Alpine	44	31	59	13	29.93	21.09	40.14	8.84
2019 - Alpine	47	26	42	14	31	17	42	10
2008 - Continental	33	35	93	22	18.03	19.13	50.82	12.02
2013 - Continental	50	34	72	21	28.25	19.21	40.68	11.86
2019 - Continental	52	33	66	33	28	18	36	18

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Figure NB11-2: Conservation status of species by taxonomic group, 2008, 2013 and 2019 (combined for Alpine and Continental biogeographical region and marine Mediterranean region)

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	Unknown[number]	Unfavourable - bad[number]	Unfavourable - inadequate[number]	Favourable[number]
2019 - Mammals 45)	17.78	15.56	40	26.67
2013 - Mammals 43)	37.21	11.63	27.91	23.26
2008 - Mammals (43)	46.51	2.33	20.93	30.23
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2019 - Reptiles (18)	16.67	0	38.89	44.44
2013 - Reptiles (17)	23.53	5.88	35.29	35.29
2008 - Reptiles (17)	5.88	29.41	52.94	11.76
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2019 - Amphibians (16)	12.50	25	62.50	0
2013 - Amphibians (15)	13.33	6.67	80	0
2008 - Amphibians (15)	13.33	0	86.67	0
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2019 - Fish (33)	24.24	18.18	21.21	36.36
2013 - Fish (28)	7.14	0	53.57	39.29
2008 - Fish (29)	3.45	6.90	89.66	0
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2019 - Anthropods (39)	15.38	28.21	43.59	12.82
2013 - Anthropods (43)	11.63	25.58	51.16	11.63
2008 - Arthropods (40)	12.50	25	50	12.50
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2019 - Mollusca (11)	45.45	9.09	18.18	27.27
2013 - Mollusca (11)	45.45	9.09	9.09	36.36
2008 - Mollusca (11)	36.36	9.09	36.36	18.18
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2019 - Vascular plants (35)	0	17.14	28.57	54.29
2013 - Vascular plants (33)	0	18.18	27.27	54.55
2008 - Vascular plants (39)	5.13	12.82	33.33	48.72
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2019 - Non-vascular plants (6)	50	0	50	0
2013 - Non-vascular plants (6)	50	16.67	33.33	0
2008 - Non-vascular plants (6)	50	16.67	33.33	0
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2019 - Others (2)	50	0	50	0
2013 - Others (2)	100	0	0	0
2008 - Others (2)	0	0	100	0

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Figure NB11-3: Recorded pressures and threats faced by the major species in Slovenia

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Reports under Article 17 on the conservation status of habitats and species under the Habitats Directive for the period 2013 - 2018, Ministry of the Environmet and Spatial planning, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, 2020

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	Future threats	Actual pressures
A - Agriculture	23.26	27.50
B - Forestry	11.17	9.75
C - Extraction of resources	2.14	1.77
D - Energy production processes	1.53	1.38
E - Transport systems	3.21	3.38
F - Residential, commercial, industrial and recreational infrastructure and areas	18.82	18.13
G - Extraction and cultivation of biological living resources	6.66	6.45
H - Military action and public safety measures	0.31	0.38
I - Alien and problematic species	4.82	2.00
J - Pollution	2.83	3.30
K - Human-induced changes in water regimes	14.08	14.90
L - Natural processes	3.75	3.30
M - Geological events, natural catastrophes	0.77	0.54
N - Climate change	3.14	2.53
X - Unknown pressures / no pressures	3.52	4.69

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Figure NB11-4: Comparison of the conservation status of species in Slovenia and Europe, 2013, and 2019

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	Slovenia-2008[%]	EU25-2008[%]	Slovenia 2013[%]	EU - 27 2013[%]	Slovenia 2019[%]	EU - 27 2019[%]
Favourable	20	17	27	16	29	27
Unfavourable - inadequate	49	30	40	47	36	53
Unfavourable - bad	12	22	13	30	17	16
Unknown	19	31	20	7	18	8

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Figure NB11-5: Short-term and long-term trend of bird species of European interest in Slovenia

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Reports under Article 12 on the conservation status of birds under the Bird Directive for the period 2013 - 2018, Ministry of the Environmet and Spatial planning, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, 2020

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	Increasing[share]	Stable[share]	Unknown[share]	Fluctuating[share]	Decreasing[share]	Uncertain[share]	Increasing[number]	Stable[number]	Unknown[number]	Fluctuating[number]	Decreasing[number]	Uncertain[number]
Short-term trend 2008 - 2018	16.61	16.97	30.63	1.85	21.40	12.55	45	46	83	5	58	34
Long-term trend 1980 - 2018	18.08	6.64	56.46	0.74	17.71	0.37	49	18	153	2	48	1

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Figure NB11-6: Short-term and long-term trend of breeding and wintering taxa of bird species birds of European interest

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	Increasing[share]	Stable[share]	Unknown[share]	Fluctuating[share]	Decreasing[share]	Uncertain[share]
Breeding taxa - short-term trend	34	40	67	5	40	24
Breeding taxa - long-term trend	32	7	138	2	30	1
Wintering taxa - short-term trend	10	6	10	0	14	8
Wintering taxa - long-term trend	15	11	4	0	18	0

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Goals

To maintain a favourable status of all autochthonous animal and plant species (Strategy – SI);
To halt the deterioration of the status of all species covered by EU nature protection legislation and to achieve a significant and measurable improvement of their status so that by 2020, 50% or more species assessments conducted in accordance with the Habitats Directive have reached a favourable conservation status or shown a significant improvement in their status compared to the present assessments. (Strategy – EU)