The Article 12 web tool provides an access to EU assessments and Member States’ data compiled as part of the Habitats Directive - Article 12 reporting process. The EU assessments have been carried out in EU 27 for the period 2008-2012 , in EU28 for the period 2013-2018 and in EU 27 for the period 2019-2024.
Choose period, species and if relevant sub-specific unit.
Once a selection has been made the breeding distribution of the species can be visualized in a map.
The ‘Data sheet info’ includes notes for each assessment per species.
The 'Audit trail' includes the methods used for the EU biogeographical assessments and justifications for decisions made by the assessors. Some inconsistencies may appear in the data reported by Member States. To ensure the robustness of the EU-level assessments, all assessments undergo expert review. Where inconsistencies or potential errors are identified, they are documented transparently and per bird taxon in the assessment audit trail.