This compendium is based on up-to-date colelction of judgements of the Court of Justice of the EU in cases related to the operation of Natura 2000 network in European Union and compliance with the Birds and Habitats Directives by states-members of the EU. This publication covers the practical issues of creation, operation of Natura 2000 network, provides analysis of types of problems, considered by the Court of Justice of the EU, legal means of solution of conflicts between the European Commission and states —members of EU, systemic hardships in implementation of legal norms and lessons learned which might be useful for Ukraine in the context of approximation of national legislation with EU aquis as part of EU integration process. Compendium is prepared for academic and student community of the level “Bachelor” and “Master” in environmental science and law studies.
