Maltese Habitat of Community Interest

According to MEPA (2010) and ERA (2017), in the Maltese Islands within a management plan for the preservation of areas deemed deserving of protection, 34 terrestrial “Natura 2000” sites have been recognized, of which 27 are Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and 7 are Species Protection Areas (SPAs). Inside of these protected areas there are species and habitats of Community Interest, as required by Habitat Directive of EU. On the base of our phytosociological researches and of the literature data, the habitats currently occurring in the Maltese territory are the following: