The environmental analysis has shown that Hungary is a priority country for the EU in terms of biodiversity and that rural funds are more than relevant to preserve many of these values at least in their present state. Compliance with EU environmental legislation, with the Habitats and the Birds Directives and then with the Water Framework Directive are priority issues for the national administration as well as for stakeholders/nGOs.

The document provides policy guidance on how to further use Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans and, particularly, the Protocols for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities (LBSA Protocols) to strengthen the implementation of the GPA (Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities) at the regional and national levels.