scholarly journals National Governance Approach for Agriculture Land in Natura 2000 Areas. Evidence from Plovdiv District, Bulgaria

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Yanka KAZAKOVA-MATEVA
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Member States ◽  
Agriculture Land ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Favourable Conservation Status ◽  
National Governments

The designation and implementation of Natura 2000 sites faced many challenges across most of the member states in the EC. Some related to consultation and involvement of stakeholders, funding the conservation objectives and providing compensation to land owners, farmers and foresters for restrictions on their land use. The national governments adopted different approaches to address these issues. The aim of the paper is to assess the governance approach for agricultural land in Natura 2000 in Bulgaria with a focus on the contribution of the Natura 2000 compensatory payments. The results suggest that the measure is instrumental in mitigating farmers’ frustration and in providing support to them; although its contribution to the favourable conservation status is still uncertain. Another weakness is the lack of awareness on Natura 2000 location and restrictions as well as on nature-friendly farming practices among farmers.

scholarly journals Natura 2000 sites and fisheries in German offshore waters

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Anker Pedersen ◽  
Heino Fock ◽  
Jochen Krause ◽  
Christian Pusch ◽  
Anne L. Sell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Favourable Conservation Status ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Natura 2000 Site ◽  
Environmentally Sound ◽  
Fishing Impacts

Abstract Pedersen, S. A., Fock, H., Krause, J., Pusch, C., Sell, A. L., Böttcher, U., Rogers, S. I., Sköld, M., Skov, H., Podolska, M., Piet, G. J., and Rice, J. C. 2009. Natura 2000 sites and fisheries in German offshore waters.–ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 155–169. The principal objective of sites selected as part of Natura 2000 is to achieve or maintain a favourable conservation status of habitats and species named in the EU Birds and Habitats directives. In the German exclusive economic zone, the habitat types protected by this legislation are sandbanks and reefs; protected species include marine mammals, seabirds, and specific migratory fish species. The ICES project Environmentally Sound Fishery Management in Protected Areas (EMPAS) aims to answer two questions: (i) To what extent do specific fishing activities significantly threaten attainment of the conservation objectives of the Natura 2000 sites? (ii) What management measures would reduce these conflicts and how effective would they be at helping to ensure the favourable condition of these sites? Assessments of fishing impacts on Natura 2000 sites require basic data on the conservation status of individual habitats and species, as well as data for fine-scale distributions of ongoing fishing activities. This paper describes and discusses the process used by the EMPAS project in developing fishery-management plans for each Natura 2000 site in German offshore waters.

scholarly journals CONSERVATION STATUS OF PLANTS AND HABITATS UNDER TEN YEARS OPERATION PHASE OF A WIND FARM. CASE STUDY: SFANTA ELENA KARST PLATEAU, IRON GATES NATURAL PARK, ROMANIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 129-147
Author(s):  
Mihaela URZICEANU ◽  
◽  
Paulina ANASTASIU ◽  
Ioana-Minodora SIRBU ◽  
Tatiana Eugenia SESAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Favourable Conservation Status

Located in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania, at the foot of the Locvei Mountains, the Sfanta Elena Karst Plateau is a very picturesque territory, characterized by a karst relief, covered by High Nature Value grasslands. In the last decade this territory has been subjected to increasing anthropogenic pressures, and specific concerns on biodiversity have been raised after the construction of a wind farm in 2011. Starting from a concern expressed by a scientist, our study aims to provide current data on plant species with conservation value and to assess the conservation status of orchid-rich grasslands around wind turbines after ten years of wind farm operation. During the operation period we identified 19 plant taxa with conservation value, eight of which which are orchid species. Four of them are new reports for this territory: Gymnadenia conopsea, Neotinea ustulata, Neottia nidus-avis and Orchis simia, as well other rare taxa such as Cirsium grecescui, Lathyrus sphaericus, Linum hologynum and Rumex thyrsiflorus, are mentioned for the first time. The orchid-rich grasslands in the wind farm area correspond to the Natura 2000 habitat 6210* whose structure and floristic composition are within the acceptable limits of Favourable conservation status. The conservation status of plant species is directly dependent on the quality of their habitat, as well as the variety of pressure and threat factors in the area.

CHANGES IN LAND USE IN POLAND – COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERIOD 2002–2010

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna KUROWSKA ◽  
Roman RUDNICKI
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Land Quality ◽  
Agriculture Land ◽  
Land Use Structure ◽  
Central Statistical ◽  
Central Statistical Office ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Land is the most important means of production in agriculture. Valuation of agricultural land resources takes into account the acreage and land quality. Changes in the land use structure are stimulated by many factors. It ought to be remembered that the farmland also provide space for purposes other than agriculture or forestry. The paper presents those changes in the land use structure in Poland which took place in the period of 2002–2010. On the basis of the data by the Central Statistical Office [GUS] and its Agricultural Censuses of 2002 and 2010 the authors propose an agricultural holding territorial importance indicator, land location indicator, change indicator for agricultural land turned into non-agricultural land and analyse the total area of agricultural holdings. The major determinants (internal and external factors) of those changes are also described. The aim of the study is to analyse the changes taking place in the Polish agriculture. They were taken into account natural, ecological and urban determinants as well as to the Common Agricultural Policy. The analyses were conducted at the level of voivodships and poviats and were contained agriculture land and non-agriculture land. The area of agricultural land is decreasing as it is being dedicated for other – non-agricultural – purposes, especially for housing purposes.

scholarly journals The Role Of Land Deed Officials In The Conversion Of Agriculture Land Fucntion Related Land Social Function In Sragen Regency

Jurnal Akta ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 573
Author(s):  
Sri Prihartini ◽  
Gunarto Gunarto
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Agriculture Land ◽  
Significant Obstacle ◽  
Technical Considerations

This study aims to analyze the role, constraints and solutions of Land Deed Officials in the conversion of agricultural land related to social functions on land in Sragen Regency. In case conversion of agricultural land is associated with social functions on land, cannot be avoided, especially if the land is for a highway development project as is the case in Sragen Regency which also involves the role of Land Deed Officials. The role of Land Deed Officials in the conversion of agricultural land to highway development projects carried out within the period of 2014-2015 is the provision of consultation to the community included in the authority of PPAT. Thus, Land Deed Officials can provide assistance in managing the conversion of agricultural land to the community. Meanwhile, in the conversion of agricultural land for highway construction, there is no significant obstacle because the Land Deed Officials manages the transfer of agricultural land functions according to procedures set by the Regulation of the Head of the National Land Agency Number 2 year 2011 concerning Guidelines for Land Technical Considerations in Issuance of Location Permits, Determination Location, and Permission to Change Land Use. Thus, if in handling the conversion of agricultural land is in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations, the Land Deed Officials will be able to overcome the existing obstacles.Keywords: Role of Land Deed Officials; Conversion of Agricultural Land Function; Land Social Function

scholarly journals Understanding the Impacts of Aggregate Production on Agriculture and Identifying Mitigating Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Reichheld and Emily Hehl
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Promising Practices ◽  
Land Use Impacts ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Negative Impacts

Across Ontario, aggregate extraction provides economic stimulus for many rural locales, but these operations significantly alter the landscapes upon which they occur and are often considered a nuisance to adjacent land owners. Especially in Southern Ontario, these operations frequently occur on agricultural land or within close proximity to productive farmland. Given the potentially disruptive nature of aggregate extraction, it is important to understand their impacts on nearby farms so that measures to mitigate these impacts can be developed and implemented. Thus, research is needed that understands the social, economic, environmental and land use impacts of aggregate operations to help ensure that adjacent agricultural operations prosper. This research therefore seeks to identify the farm operator’s perspective on impacts on crop and livestock production, along with corresponding best practices that can be utilized to mitigate these impacts. Additionally, this project will involve a jurisdictional scan to identify social, economic, environmental and land use impacts, as well as quantitative and qualitative research intended to identify impacts on agriculture (such as dust, noise and water) and promising practices that aggregate operators and municipal planners could use to limit these impacts. The goal is to see these best practices implemented early in the planning process to avoid conflict and negative impacts on agricultural production from future aggregate operations. The project is supported by a three-year research grant from OMAFRA.

Ongoing Activities and Natura 2000

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik Schoukens
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Member States ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Legitimate Interests ◽  
Natura 2000 Site

The recent figures on the conservation status of EU protected habitats and species underscore the obvious need for a more stringent application of the protection rules included in Article 6 of the Habitats Directive on ongoing activities, such as dredging, recreation and forestry, with adverse effects on Natura 2000-sites. However, all too often the Member States refrain from scrutinizing harmful forms of existing use in already heavily degraded Natura 2000-sites. The economic concerns tied to the continuation of existing use often prevail over restoration considerations. This paper showcases that, despite submissions to the contrary, legitimate interests and legal certainty cannot, as such, preclude the application of the protection rules contained in Article 6 of the Habitats Directive in relation to ongoing activities. Whilst granting the Member States some leeway as to the application of the ex ante assessment rules to ongoing activities, the Court of Justice puts forward the protection duty enshrined in Article 6(2) of the Habitats Directive as bottom-line in relation to all possible ongoing activities which could lead to deterioration and/or significant disturbance of a Natura 2000-site. However, the recent case-law illustrates that many Member States are struggling with the effective implementation of the latter obligation.

scholarly journals Prostorska analiza kmetijskih zemljišč v zaraščanju v Sloveniji

2017 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matjaž Glavan ◽  
Aljaž Malek ◽  
Marina Pintar ◽  
Helena Grčman
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Slope Aspect ◽  
The South ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Natural Factors ◽  
South West ◽  
Flooded Areas

In this study we performed a spatial analysis to determine the influence of selected environmental factors (forests share, elevation a.s.l., slope, aspect, flooding) and the management status of an area on the spatial distribution of the abandoned agricultural land (land use class 1410), and agricultural land with forest trees (land use class 1800) in Slovenia. All these natural factors influence the management decisions of landowners. We found out that land use class 1410 is distributed over the entire country, along the south-west to the north-east axis. The majority of the land use class 1800 can be found in the south-western part of the country. On municipality level, the link between the forest and studied land uses was weak. The percentage of land use classes 1410 and 1800 grows with increasing altitude a.s.l. and slope. Land use class 1400 is more frequent in flooded areas. The percentage of the abandoned agricultural land is greater in areas with special management status (e.g. Natura 2000 areas). A strict, professional and fast implementation of the Agricultural Land Act is needed to improve the situation and prevent further agricultural land losses.

scholarly journals Land, Income and Land-Use Diversification in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddique Baig ◽  
Syed Muhammad Jibran Shah ◽  
Bahadar Nawab Khattak
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Northern Pakistan ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Increasing Demand

The natural and man-made landscape settings in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Northern Pakistan have significantly changed in the last decade due to increasing demands of urbanized populace, migration, two major natural disasters, and climate change. The aim of this study is to analyze land possession, income and land-use diversification of KPK administered Charsadda district. Field data is collected through a sample survey. Furthermore, freely available Landsat 7 satellite images are used to classify land-use classes (e.g. vegetation, built-up) for two different years (e.g. 2005 and 2017) for cross-verification and comparison. The highest 45% of 80% land-owners occupy land-area between 1-10 hectares. Annually, the highest 57.5% of the total farmers / employed in-habitants of surveyed regions earn more than Rs. 100,000 or ~ $ 970 from agriculture activities. About 41.9% land-area covered by agricultural-land is transformed into built-up area since 2007, which is attributed to the increasing demand for buildings and commercial markets. The highest diversification is reported in Naguman area of Charsadda district followed by Rajjar and Niami. Population growth and huge migration of displaced persons from neighboring tribal areas are likely to be few factors which contributed to such a drastic change in land-use pattern since 2007 to 2017. Urgent attention of the policy makers, agricultural experts and society is required to minimize land degradation and to thwart further agricultural-land loss.

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