# High Nature Value farmland 2018 based on revised estimation approach, July 2026

The concept of High Nature Value (HNV) farmland aims to identify those types of the farmed area that have a particularly high presence of rare species and habitats which are linked to agricultural land use. The HNV farmland modelling approach produces spatial data on the distribution and extent of farmland that holds a special biodiversity value.

The HNV farmland methodology employed by EEA estimates the likelihood of presence of HNV farmland within the EU-27 Member States using existing Europe-wide datasets. Key input datasets include the CLC accounting layers, Copernicus High Resolution Layers for spatial refinement and nitrogen input data from the JRC CAPRI model to represent farming intensity. The results are published in aggregated 1 x 1 km grids representing the likelihood of HNV presence in values ranging from 0 to 100.https://doi.org/10.2909/1d30935f-178c-4a94-a22e-531e913b7160


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