Site of Community Importance
DEFINED IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HABITATS DIRECTIVE (92/43/EEC) AS A SITE WHICH, IN THE BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION OR REGIONS TO WHICH IT BELONGS, CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE MAINTENANCE OR RESTORATION AT A FAVOURABLE CONSERVATION STATUS OF A NATURAL H
Lugar de Importancia Comunitaria; Sites of Community Importance
A Site of Community Importance (SCI) is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a species and may also contribute significantly to the coherence of Natura 2000, and/or contributes significantly to the maintenance of biological diversity within the biogeographic region or regions concerned.SCI definition in the Directive