===== 6 Annexes =====

[[intro|← Introduction]] |
[[background|Background & definitions]] |
[[methodology|Methodological approach]] |
[[findings|Preliminary findings…]] |
[[conclusions|Conclusions & next steps]] |
[[bibliography|Bibliography]]

==== 6.1 Legally binding and non‑legally binding international and EU legal instruments of relevance ====
(See the full table reproduced from the report.)

^ Level ^ Policy / law ^ Zero‑pollution ^ Biodiversity ^ Deforestation ^
| Horizontal | Aarhus Convention (1998) | x | x | x |
| Horizontal | Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2001) | x |  |  |
| Horizontal | Access to Environmental Information Directive (2003) | x | x | x |
| Horizontal | Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (2014) | x | x | x |
| Horizontal | Environmental Crime Directive (2024) | x | x | x |
| Vertical   | Habitats Directive (1992) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Birds Directive (2009) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Invasive Alien Species Regulation (2014) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Kunming‑Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (2022) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | FLEGT Regulation (2005) |  |  | x |
| Vertical   | Regulation on Deforestation‑Free Products (2023) |  |  | x |
| Vertical   | Nitrates Directive (1991) | x |  |  |
| Vertical   | OSPAR Convention (1992) | x |  |  |
| Vertical   | Bathing Water Directive (2006) | x |  |  |
| Vertical   | Directive on the reduction of national emissions (2016) | x |  |  |
| Vertical   | Single‑Use Plastics Directive (2019) | x |  |  |
| Vertical   | Water Framework Directive (2000) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008) |  | x |  |
| Vertical   | Nature Restoration Regulation (2024) | x | x | x |