EU Biodiversity Law

1 Biodiversity—or biological diversity—is characterized by diversity in individuals, species, and ecosystems. Law which protects biodiversity is designed to preserve precious habitats, protect individual members of vulnerable species groups, facilitate migration, and render more resilient the ecological systems of which these species and habitats form part. European Union (EU) biodiversity law is largely contained within the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, through which protections for both species and habitats are derived. 2 However, within the Member States...