Areas of Protection of the Fauna. Areas of Importance for the Conservation of Steparia Avifauna

Delimitation of the most suitable areas for the presence of steppe birds in Navarre, according to the technical proposal of work. This review allows to identify the areas in which the presence of steppe birds has been continuous in this period, and which should therefore be the subject of special attention and even specific protection, through the application of some territorial protection tool. Although the legislation and the latest judgments establish the principle of “fact protection”, that is, the requirement for public administrations to de facto protect these species in any area where they are located, we understand that the best way to achieve this objective is through the application of territorial management instruments in most of the areas where steppe birds are found on a regular basis, as follows from this report. In this regard, we understand that the instrument that best fits the spatial protection of steppe birds is that referred to by the Birds Directive 79/409 as a Special Bird Protection Area (SPA).