With regard to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, specific types of watercourses have been designated for Luxembourg. As in the context of various works the German stream types (LAWA types) are used, these have also been assigned to the Luxembourgish surface water bodies.

territory of first degree of the regional outposts of the nature administration conformable to the grand ducal regulation of 11th june 2009 concerning the number and composition of the outposts of the nature administration.

subdivision of the country in biogeoclimatic areas according to the ecological classification method based on climate, constitution of the mother rock and the ground: 18 ecological sectors

areal units of the biological stations, intercommunal syndicates for nature protection

With regard to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, specific types of watercourses have been designated for Luxembourg. As in the context of various works the German stream types (LAWA types) are used, these have also been assigned to the Luxembourgish surface water bodies.

In the detailed programme of measures, the types of measures related to hydromorphology (HY) and urban wastewater management (SWW) which are defined in the catalogue of measures of the third river basin management plan, were assigned to the individual water bodies. The objective of this assignation is to identify for each water body those measures that will help to reduce the pressures and deficits present in the water body, thereby improving its status or maintaining its good status.

In the detailed programme of measures, the types of measures related to hydromorphology (HY) and urban wastewater management (SWW) which are defined in the catalogue of measures of the second river basin management plan, were assigned to the individual water bodies. The objective of this assignation is to identify for each water body those measures that will help to reduce the pressures and deficits present in the water body, thereby improving its status or maintaining its good status.

The sectoral plan ‘landscapes’ aims at creating a framework for spatial planning in the context of the management, planing and protection of the landscapes. For this purpose, it defines protection zones for the large landscape units, the interurban green zone, the green belts as well as the protection zone of the ecological network. http://www.dat.public.lu/plans_caractere_reglementaire/plans_sectoriels/paysage/index.html

Delimitation of the municipal, state and public forests. This layer is updated every 6 months.

territory of second degree of the regional outposts of the nature administration conformable to the grand ducal regulation of 14th december 2009 june 2009 concerning the number and composition of the forest districts of the nature administration.