A total of 24,556 ha of agricultural land were removed
under the restrictions of protected territories (NATURA 2000
territories, ATNS and GBS). Agricultural lands located within
the protected territories were removed gradually to avoid
double accounting for areas which contained more than one
protected territory (i.e. lands that were removed under one of
the criterion, would not be subject to removal under any other
criteria) (Fig. 2). A total of 29,471 ha of agricultural land were
removed for the tax parcels containing less than 2 ha of
agricultural land. A total of 19,745 ha of agricultural land were
removed to meet the criteria for lands to be located within
1000 m distance to roads (Table 5).