![]() ![]() Its aim is to promote the awareness, understanding and conservation of these small water bodies in the European landscape. In order to achieve these objectives, the European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN) was launched 2004 in Geneva. Consequently, there is an urgent need to protect, consolidate and increase the pond resource in Europe. ![]() Despite these impressive features, ponds face many threats from a variety of human activities and receive little or no protection under European and national legislation. Furthermore, the millions of ponds which exist exhibit a particularly high biodiversity and have a high potential for ecosystem functions and services. Ponds are an exceptional freshwater resource around the world and represent thirty percent of the global surface area of standing water.
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