Basque Government

The Basque Government is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. Its main responsibilities on nature and biodiversity are: • Creation of legally binding protected natural areas, • Definition, promotion and administration of Nature 2000 areas within the Basque Autonomous Community, • Planning of the high ecological valued and fragile ecosystems, • Administration and management of the Basque Catalogue of Threatened Species, • Elaboration of plans for managing marine and land natural resources, • Elaboration of studies, plans and strategies for the conservation and protection of the biodiversity), • Elaboration of plans for education, training and raising of awareness in matters of environment • Management of environmental information and promotion of public participation in this area.