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* * * * * * * With regards to the Birds Habitats Directives and the activities of the extractive industry, the Natura 2000 it is important to underline that it does not create an absolute exclusion to activities such as mineral extraction. However, the implementation of the Directives seems to vary considerably between Member States. We have committed ourselves to producing guidelines with the aim of providing more clarity to industry and authorities, on how extractive activities could take place in Natura 2000 areas while safeguarding the environmental protection. The guidelines are to be finalized in 2009. The images are taken in Markt Bibart, Northern Bavaria / Germany in a gypsum quarry owned by Knauf Gyps KG in 2001 (top) and 2008 (bottom). 2008 - Monitoring after 8 years shows more than 15 plants and animals species in the red list of endangered species. Quarry covered by Natura 2000 after closing down due to technical restoration and forming morphology followed by succession. Area Sensitivity: Located inside protected wood types of Natura 2000 – quarry area reaches high biodiversity value in the meantime – interaction with wood habitats The implementation of the INSPIRE Directive is generally believed to help improve the networking among the EU Geological Surveys. However, the obligations related to existing public digital mineral resources data (falling under Annex III.21) are limited to the production of compliant metadata (Articles 5(4) and 6(B) of the Directive). The latter task is very technical and is highly dependent on the input of experts of the field of geology and surveying, hence. * * * * Raw materials essential ingredients for economy and society Looking at critical raw materials, essential in many high tech products and essential for new technologies * * European Commission Enterprise and Industry RMI | A. Wittenberg | 03.12.2010 | */26 The EU Raw Materials Initiative- Critical Raw Materials for the EU - Trans-Atlantic Workshop