Diritto dell’Unione europea, habitat naturali e biodiversità: recenti tendenze in tema di tutela forestale

Given the importance of natural habitats – and especially forests – for the protection of biodiversity, the contribution aims to present a comprehensive overview of the position taken by the European Union in the fight against deforestation. In particular, we will briefly review the European rules governing the protection of these territories, focusing more specifically on the well-known Natura 2000 and its two essential components: the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive whose aim is, from above, the safeguarding of biodiversity through the conservation of natural habitats; on the other hand, the protection of the types of birds naturally living in the wild state through safeguarding of the European areas in which they are located. Finally, we will focus on some judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union which, just recently, took a step forward in the interpretation of the provisions protecting of the areas under consideration, paving the way for new scenarios in favour of the conservation of the species.