Complex sentence: In 1988 the European Union designated Montfrague a Special Protection Area for bird-life: the area of the SPA (or ZEPA, the equivalent acronym in Spanish) extends beyond the park.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1988 the European Union designated Montfrague a Special Protection Area for bird-life. The area of the SPA (or ZEPA, the equivalent acronym in Spanish) extends beyond the park.