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Identifier	sites
Short name	Sites
Dataset	CDDA
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/CDDA/tables/sites
Name	Sites Data
Short Description	The table contains the information on the individual designated areas at national level.
Definition	Information on the site records for each designation type creating "sites" (the field "CDDA sites" in the Designations table must be set to "Yes")
Methodology for obtaining data	The definition of a ‘protected area’ adopted by IUCN is: An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means. Furthermore, IUCN recognises: Although all protected areas meet the general purposes contained in this definition, in practice the precise purposes for which protected areas are managed differ greatly. The following are the main purposes of management: Scientific research, Wilderness protection, Preservation of species and genetic diversity, Maintenance of environmental services, Protection of specific natural and cultural features, Tourism and recreation, Education, Sustainable use of resources from natural ecosystems, Maintenance of cultural and traditional attributes. The definition of a ‘designated area’ within the CDDA is very similar. The ‘designation types’ are grouped according to 3 classes, which clearly reflects the note above by identifying designation types in other sectors (type B). Type C could refer to ‘or other effective means’. As some of the designation types do not refer to the creation of individual site networks, the definition of the CDDA also includes ‘area covering’ designations such as the protection of the complete distribution of certain habitats. This is an addition to the IUCN ‘protected area’ definition.

Elements

Element name	Datatype	Element type
* To be deleted (To_be_deleted)	string	Fixed values
* ISO3 code (ISO3)	string	Quantitative
* SITE_CODE (SITE_CODE)   (FK)	integer	Quantitative
* EIONET institute (EIONET_INSTITUTE)	string	Quantitative
* Latitude (LAT)	decimal	Quantitative
* National designation type code (DESIG_ABBR)   (FK)	string	Quantitative
* Notes (NOTES)	string	Quantitative
* Administrative Region Code (NUTS)	string	Quantitative
* Longitude (LON)	decimal	Quantitative
* Parent ISO code (PARENT_ISO)	string	Quantitative
* Site name (AREANAME)	string	Quantitative
* Size (SIZE)	decimal	Quantitative
* EIONET edited by (EIONET_EDITED_BY)	string	Quantitative
* EIONET change type (EIONET_CHNG_TYPE)	string	Fixed values
* Altitude minimum (ALTITUDE_MIN)	integer	Quantitative
* Altitude maximum (ALTITUDE_MAX)	integer	Quantitative
* EIONET change date (EIONET_CHNG_DATE)	date	Quantitative
* Year (YEAR)	string	Quantitative
* National Site Code (SITE_CODE_NAT)	string	Quantitative
* IUCN category (IUCNCAT)	string	Fixed values