scholarly journals The Coherence of the European Union Marine Natura 2000 Network for Wide-Ranging Charismatic Species: A Mediterranean Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Maria Fortuna ◽  
Ana Cañadas ◽  
Draško Holcer ◽  
Benedetta Brecciaroli ◽  
Gregory P. Donovan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 Network

scholarly journals Natura 2000 – ES saugomų teritorijų tinklas

Teisė ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 96-109
Author(s):  
Indrė Žvaigždinienė
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Straipsnyje aptariama Europos Sąjungos saugomų teritorijų tinklo „Natura 2000“ paskirtis ir reikšmė bio­loginei įvairovei išsaugoti, šio tinklo steigimo etapai, reikalavimai, nustatyti saugomų teritorijų, priklau­sančių šiam tinklui, tvarkymo režimams. Analizuojamos šioje srityje egzistuojančios teisinio reguliavimo ir praktinės problemos Lietuvoje. This article describes the purpose and the significance of the Natura 2000 (network of protected sites in the European Union) for the conservation of biodiversity, the stages of its creation, main requirements for the management of Natura 2000 sites. The article also analyses regulatory and practical problems in this field in Lithuania.

Agriculture and Conservation in the Natura 2000 Network

2011 ◽  
pp. 339-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Ioja ◽  
Laurentiu Rozylowicz ◽  
Maria Patroescu ◽  
Mihai Nita ◽  
Diana Onose
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ecological Network ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Conservation Values

The Natura 2000 network represents a new approach in the sustainable spatial planning promoted at the European Union level. Agricultural landscapes comprise 28.6% of the surface area of the Natura 2000 sites, many of which have significant conservation values. Plant and animal species, and approximately 30% of the natural habitats of community interest are directly influenced by the presence of certain agricultural activities. This chapter presents a GIS analysis of the European Union Natura 2000 ecological network: spatial distribution of Natura 2000 sites in EU-27, dynamic agricultural surfaces in Natura 2000 sites, and GIS tools in managing process. GIS techniques must represent the tool by which the efficiency of this ecological network is monitored, as it must be permanently nourished with important financial resources.

scholarly journals The Forest Stakeholders’ Perception towards the NATURA 2000 Network in the Czech Republic

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Schneider ◽  
Aleš Ruda ◽  
Žaneta Kalasová ◽  
Alessandro Paletto
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Participatory Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Conservation Interventions

Natura 2000 is a network of European protected areas, established under the provision of two directives of the European Union: the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC; 2009/147/EU). The Natura 2000 network can be considered an interesting instrument to maintain and improve ecosystem services provided by protected sites. The European Union member countries are free to organize the participatory process in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network. The participatory process is often overlooked despite it being an important tool to increase the social acceptance and reduce conflicts among stakeholders with different interests. The aim of the present study is to investigate the stakeholders’ perceptions towards the ecosystem services provided by the Natura 2000 sites in the Czech Republic. The data was collected through a questionnaire survey involving 53 stakeholders (forester managers and nature conservation authorities) in all regions of the Czech Republic. The results show that for the respondents, the implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directives in the Czech Republic is very or quite important (54.7%), but at the same time, many respondents consider the Natura 2000 network an obstacle for economic activities close to the sites (66.0% of total respondents). In accordance with the stakeholders’ opinions, the three most important human activities near and inside the Natura 2000 sites are agricultural activities, followed by nature conservation interventions and forestry activities. The representatives of environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and academia emphasize the importance of nature conservation interventions, while the other groups of interest consider the provisioning services supplied by agricultural and forestry activities as the most relevant ecosystem services. The results of this study can be considered as the starting point aimed to improve the participatory process in the establishment and management of the Natura 2000 sites based on the stakeholders’ feelings and opinions.

Agriculture and Conservation in the Natura 2000 Network

2013 ◽  
pp. 1276-1296
Author(s):  
Cristian Ioja ◽  
Laurentiu Rozylowicz ◽  
Maria Patroescu ◽  
Mihai Nita ◽  
Diana Onose
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ecological Network ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Conservation Values

The Natura 2000 network represents a new approach in the sustainable spatial planning promoted at the European Union level. Agricultural landscapes comprise 28.6% of the surface area of the Natura 2000 sites, many of which have significant conservation values. Plant and animal species, and approximately 30% of the natural habitats of community interest are directly influenced by the presence of certain agricultural activities. This chapter presents a GIS analysis of the European Union Natura 2000 ecological network: spatial distribution of Natura 2000 sites in EU-27, dynamic agricultural surfaces in Natura 2000 sites, and GIS tools in managing process. GIS techniques must represent the tool by which the efficiency of this ecological network is monitored, as it must be permanently nourished with important financial resources.

scholarly journals Natura 2000 Network vs. Tourism and Investment Potential of Communes—A Case Study of Czarnkowsko-Trzcianecki County

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11668
Author(s):  
Marta Lisiak-Zielińska ◽  
Arlinda Cakaj ◽  
Anna Budka ◽  
Maria Drapikowska ◽  
Klaudia Borowiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Community Economic Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 Network ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Eu Directives

The Natura 2000 is a network of protected areas established in the European Union on the basis of EU Directives. Simultaneously it is the youngest form of protected areas in Poland. Hence conflicts between conservation objectives and opportunities as well as needs of community economic development are quite common. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the tourism and investment potential of Czarnkowsko-Trzcianecki County and determine whether the Natura 2000 network is a factor in increasing the tourism and investment development of the commune or limiting it. We evaluated the tourism and investment potential based on modification of the Gołembski method (i.e., multidimensional comparative analysis) and measured the proportion of the Natura 2000 network in the total area of the commune. The Trzcianka commune was found to have the greatest tourism development and investment potential, but the Wieleń commune was the most attractive in terms of tourism, and Czarnków (municipal commune) was found to have the highest investment attractiveness. Moreover, there was no correlation between the Natura 2000 network and tourism and investment potential of communes. However, these areas had a negative impact on the investment attractiveness of communes, due to socio-economic and technical aspects, which may cause future potential limitation of development.

scholarly journals Hindrances to Effective Implementation of the Habitats Directive in Italy: Regional Differences in Designating Special Areas of Conservation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2335
Author(s):  
Sabrina Lai
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Birds Directive ◽  
Development Plans

“Natura 2000” is a coordinated network of protected areas that stretches across the European Union in compliance with two directives (the so-called “Habitats Directive” and the “Birds Directive”) that underpin the Union’s policies on biodiversity conservation. This study is aimed at assessing the implementation of the network by qualitatively analyzing how Special Areas of Conservation are being designated. Such designation process, which is being implemented, although with great delay, in a number of member states, entails the establishment of site-specific conservation measures that may be included within appropriate management plans or other development plans. A systematic documental analysis of official acts establishing Special Areas of Conservation and approving conservation measures and management plans was performed by taking Italy as a case study. The analysis focuses on four key topics, as follows: use of conservation measures and appropriate management plans; multi-level governance of the Natura 2000 sites, in terms of involved institutions and tiers of government; stakeholders’ inclusion in the designation process; and the relationship between conservation measures and the wider spatial planning system. The results show significant differences regarding the implementation of the Natura 2000 network and highlight potential general hindrances to completing the designation process in the European Union.

Determinants and barriers of PV self-consumption in Spain from the perception of the installers for the promotion of distributed energy systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-169
Author(s):  
José Ángel Gimeno ◽  
Eva Llera Sastresa ◽  
Sabina Scarpellini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Transition Scenario

Currently, self-consumption and distributed energy facilities are considered as viable and sustainable solutions in the energy transition scenario within the European Union. In a low carbon society, the exploitation of renewables for self-consumption is closely tied to the energy market at the territorial level, in search of a compromise between competitiveness and the sustainable exploitation of resources. Investments in these facilities are highly sensitive to the existence of favourable conditions at the territorial level, and the energy policies adopted in the European Union have contributed positively to the distributed renewables development and the reduction of their costs in the last decade. However, the number of the installed facilities is uneven in the European Countries and those factors that are more determinant for the investments in self-consumption are still under investigation. In this scenario, this paper presents the main results obtained through the analysis of the determinants in self-consumption investments from a case study in Spain, where the penetration of this type of facilities is being less relevant than in other countries. As a novelty of this study, the main influential drivers and barriers in self-consumption are classified and analysed from the installers' perspective. On the basis of the information obtained from the installers involved in the installation of these facilities, incentives and barriers are analysed within the existing legal framework and the potential specific lines of the promotion for the effective deployment of self-consumption in an energy transition scenario.

scholarly journals Protection possibilities of agricultural minor crops in the European Union: a case study of soybean, lupin and camelina

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Matyjaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Active Substance ◽  
Plant Protection ◽  
Plant Protection Products ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Minor Crops ◽  
Chemical Products

Abstract In the central part of the European Union soybean, lupin and camelina are minor agricultural crops. The paper presents analysis of plant protection products availability for those crops in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Data from year 2019 show that availability of products is generally insufficient. For camelina in some countries, there are no chemical products available whatsoever. For lupin and soybean, there are not always products available to control some pest groups. However, the products on the market differ significantly among the member states. The results show that in protection of soybean, lupin and camelina, no single active substance is registered for the same crop in all the analysed member states. In very numerous cases, active substance is registered in one out of eight analysed member states only.

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