An area established to protect populations of wild birds or natural habitats or species of particular interest to the Community.

The Natura 2000 network of areas consists of:

Special Protection Areas of Birds,
Special Areas of Conservation of Habitats (SACs),
Sites of Community Importance (SACs).

Natura 2000 area may encompass a part or the entire areas and objects under other forms of nature protection (excluding plant, animal and fungi species protection).

• Act of 16 April 2004 on Nature Protection
  Place of publication: (Dz. U. z 2023 r. poz. 1336, z późn. zm.)

• Protection of nature

• Site of Community Importance (SCI)
• Special Protection Areaof Birds (SPA)
• Special Area of Conservationof Habitats (SAC)