text: 19 Brander et al. (2015), The benefits to people of expanding Marine Protected Areas. 
  20 Fitness Check of the EU Nature Legislation (SWD(2016) 472). 
  21 Member States’ Prioritised Action Frameworks 2020; Mutafoglu et al. (2017), Natura 2000 and Jobs: 
  Scoping Study. 
  
  22 Latest EU-27 statistics (European database of nationally designated protected areas) v. 2019, and 
  Natura 2000 dataset ‘end 2018’. Today, 26% of the EU’s land area is already protected, with 18% as 
  part of Natura 2000 and 8% under national schemes. Of EU seas, 11% are protected, with 8% in Natura 
  2000 and 3% under additional national protection. To note: offshore wind projects will be possible if in 
  compliance with relevant environmental and nature protection legislation. 
  23 Zero draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (CBD/WG2020/2/3), available at 
  https://www.cbd.int/conferences/post2020/wg2020-02/documents. 
  24 Strict protection does not necessarily mean the area is not accessible to humans, but leaves natural 