[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' …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation of coastlines under the pressure of urbanization and tourism: Evidence on the change of land systems from Europe, Asia and Africa

AI Petrişor, W Hamma, HD Nguyen, G Randazzo… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of studying coastal areas is justified by their resources, ecosystem services,
and key role played in socio-economic development. Coastal landscapes are subject to …

The challenge of implementing the European network of protected areas Natura 2000

V Kati, T Hovardas, M Dieterich, PL Ibisch… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Established under the European Union (EU) Birds and Habitats Directives, Natura
2000 is one of the largest international networks of protected areas. With the spatial …

Classification and mapping of the ecoregions of Italy

C Blasi, G Capotorti, R Copiz, D Guida… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Ecological regions or ecoregions derive from ecological classification of land and represent
broad and discrete ecologically homogeneous areas within which natural communities and …

Forest restitution and protected area effectiveness in post-socialist Romania

J Knorn, T Kuemmerle, VC Radeloff, A Szabo… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of protected areas can diminish during times of pronounced socio-
economic and institutional change. Our goals were to assess the effectiveness of Romanian …

[HTML][HTML] Species, habitats, society: an evaluation of research supporting EU's Natura 2000 network

VD Popescu, L Rozylowicz, IM Niculae, AL Cucu… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The Natura 2000 network is regarded as one of the conservation success stories in the
global effort to protect biodiversity. However, significant challenges remain in Natura 2000 …

Power, influence and structure in Natura 2000 governance networks. A comparative analysis of two protected areas in Romania

S Manolache, A Nita, CM Ciocanea… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Successful management of complex social-ecological landscapes overlapping Natura 2000
sites requires collaboration between various actors such as law enforcement agencies …

Continued loss of temperate old-growth forests in the Romanian Carpathians despite an increasing protected area network

JAN Knorn, T Kuemmerle, VC Radeloff… - Environmental …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Old-growth forests around the world are vanishing rapidly and have been lost almost
completely from the European temperate forest region. Poor management practices, often …

[图书][B] Culture and conservation: Beyond anthropocentrism

E Shoreman-Ouimet, H Kopnina - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
Today, there is growing interest in conservation and anthropologists have an important role
to play in helping conservation succeed for the sake of humanity and for the sake of other …