[PDF][PDF] Building the European union's Natura 2000 network

D Evans - Nature conservation, 2012 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
In the second half of the 20th Century there was a growing awareness of environmental
problems, including the loss of species and habitats, resulting in many national and …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of social science to large scale biodiversity conservation: A review of research about the Natura 2000 network

M Blicharska, EH Orlikowska, JM Roberge… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Successful conservation needs to be informed by social science because it is closely linked
to socio-economic processes and human behaviour. Limited knowledge about ecosystems' …

Adaptive governance, ecosystem management, and natural capital

L Schultz, C Folke, H Österblom… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
To gain insights into the effects of adaptive governance on natural capital, we compare three
well-studied initiatives; a landscape in Southern Sweden, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia …

[HTML][HTML] Plant endemism centres and biodiversity hotspots in Greece

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Kallimanis… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

The efficacy of Romania's protected areas network in conserving biodiversity

CI Iojă, M Pătroescu, L Rozylowicz, VD Popescu… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
Romania's protected areas network currently covers 19.29% of the national territory, a
significant increase from the 4.1% protected prior to 1989. The increase occurred over the …

[HTML][HTML] Expansion of nature conservation areas: problems with Natura 2000 implementation in Poland?

M Grodzinska-Jurczak, J Cent - Environmental management, 2011 - Springer
In spite of widespread support from most member countries' societies for European Union
policy, including support for the sustainable development idea, in many EU countries the …

Neoliberal capitalism and conservation in the post‐crisis era: The dialectics of “green” and “un‐green” grabbing in Greece and the UK

E Apostolopoulou, WM Adams - Antipode, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Green‐grabbing”, in which environmental arguments support expropriation of land
and resources, is a recognized element in neoliberal conservation. However, capitalism's …

Local attitudes on protected areas: Evidence from three Natura 2000 wetland sites in Greece

PG Dimitrakopoulos, N Jones, T Iosifides… - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Environmental policies aimed at the conservation of protected areas are significantly
influenced by social factors revealing the importance of investigating local knowledge and …

A biodiversity monitoring framework for practical conservation of grasslands and shrublands

F de Bello, S Lavorel, P Gerhold, Ü Reier… - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Comprehensive and standardized biodiversity monitoring schemes are needed to build
scientifically sound decision-making tools for biodiversity conservation. Based on a thorough …

Human activities in Natura 2000 sites: a highly diversified conservation network

MA Tsiafouli, E Apostolopoulou, AD Mazaris… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
The Natura 2000 network was established across the European Union's (EU) Member
States with the aim to conserve biodiversity, while ensuring the sustainability of human …