challenge of implementing the European network of protected areas Natura 2000

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 designation of sites by the EU member states almost finalized, the biggest challenge still lying ahead is the appropriate management...

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Vydané v:	Conservation biology Ročník 29; číslo 1; s. 260 - 270
Hlavní autori:	Kati, Vassiliki, Hovardas, Tasos, Dieterich, Martin, Ibisch, Pierre L, Mihok, Barbara, Selva, Nuria
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	United States Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.02.2015 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Wiley Periodicals Inc
Predmet:	Biodiversity birds biólogos de la conservación Community involvement conservación trasnacional conservation areas conservation biologists Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence Contributed Papers cuestionario Directivas Europeas Ecosystem Environmental education Environmental impact European Directives European Union experts gobernación governance habitats issues and policy Local communities manejo de áreas protegidas NGOs Nongovernmental organizations politics protected area management Protected areas Public awareness Quality control questionnaire questionnaires Scientists Stakeholders Surveys and Questionnaires transnational conservation trees Wildlife conservation Europe questionnaire Directivas Europeas biólogos de la conservación conservation biologists cuestionario transnational conservation conservación trasnacional European Directives gobernación protected area management governance manejo de áreas protegidas
ISSN:	0888-8892, 1523-1739, 1523-1739
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Shrnutí:	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 designation of sites by the EU member states almost finalized, the biggest challenge still lying ahead is the appropriate management of the sites. To evaluate the cross‐scale functioning of Natura 2000 implementation, we analyzed 242 questionnaires completed by conservation scientists involved in the implementation of Natura 2000 in 24 EU member states. Respondents identified 7 key drivers of the quality of Natura 2000 implementation. Ordered in decreasing evaluation score, these drivers included: network design, use of external resources, legal frame, scientific input, procedural frame, social input, and national or local policy. Overall, conservation scientists were moderately satisfied with the implementation of Natura 2000. Tree modeling revealed that poor application of results of environmental impact assessments (EIA) was considered a major constraint. The main strengths of the network included the substantial increase of scientific knowledge of the sites, the contribution of nongovernmental organizations, the adequate network design in terms of area and representativeness, and the adequacy of the EU legal frame. The main weaknesses of Natura 2000 were the lack of political will from local and national governments toward effective implementation; the negative attitude of local stakeholders; the lack of background knowledge of local stakeholders, which prevented well‐informed policy decisions; and the understaffing of Natura 2000 management authorities. Top suggestions to improve Natura 2000 implementation were increase public awareness, provide environmental education to local communities, involve high‐quality conservation experts, strengthen quality control of EIA studies, and establish a specific Natura 2000 fund.
Bibliografia:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12366 ark:/67375/WNG-56BCH561-G ArticleID:COBI12366 istex:6ADCCB2A3CEE279348C7E6756C2E99843A24C2BD ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23
ISSN:	0888-8892 1523-1739 1523-1739
DOI:	10.1111/cobi.12366