Relevance and Application
The BVM is used in several legal texts and laws concerning nature conservation and environmental protection. In the legislation for reducing the agricultural nitrogen and sulphur emissions, the procedure for designating an area as a nature reserve, etc, there are multiple references to the BVM jargon. Also, in the framework of the European Natura 2000 network the BVM has proven to be very useful in obtaining a good idea about the location and the surface area of most habitat types (Natura 2000 habitat map, conservation status of Natura 2000 habitats).