# The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 2: Conservation status of natural habitats

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A habitat's conservation status is the sum of the influences acting on that habitat and its typical species that may affect its long-term natural distribution, structure and functions as well as the long-term survival of its typical species.
(2) The conservation status of a habitat is favourable if—
(a) the natural range and areas covered within that natural range are stable or increasing;
(b) the specific structure and functions which are necessary for the long-term maintenance of the natural habitat exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future; and
(c) the conservation status of its typical species is favourable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/810/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-damage-prevention-and-remediation-england-regulations-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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