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Wind power compensation is not for the birds : an opinion from an environmental economist [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article advocates for better implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) framework as applied to wind power development, with a particular focus on improving compensatory restoration scaling.
Cole, Scott, Scott G. Cole
core   +1 more source

Aspects on the bird fauna's diversity in the sector Golăiești - Cotul Bran (Iași county, Romania)

open access: yesActa et Commentationes: Ştiinţe Exacte şi ale Naturii, 2022
The present study had followed to evaluate the bird fauna’s diversity and the seasonal dynamic of birds’ population in the sector of Golăiești – Cotul Bran, related to the common Jijia and Prut Rivers’ basin.
Diana-Roxana Tofănescu, Carmen Gache
doaj   +1 more source

Direct estimate of the rate of germline mutation in a bird [PDF]

open access: yesGenome Research, 2016
The fidelity of DNA replication together with repair mechanisms ensure that the genetic material is properly copied from one generation to another. However, on extremely rare occasions when damages to DNA or replication errors are not repaired, germline mutations can be transmitted to the next generation. Because of the rarity of these events, studying
Smeds L, Qvarnström A, Ellegren H
openaire   +4 more sources

Tracking Progress Toward EU Biodiversity Strategy Targets: EU Policy Effects in Preserving its Common Farmland Birds

open access: yesConservation Letters, 2017
Maximizing the area under biodiversity‐related conservation measures is a main target of the European Union (EU) Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. We analyzed whether agrienvironmental schemes (AES) within EU common agricultural policy, special protected ...
Anna Gamero   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptation to climate change<br> Legal challenges for protected areas

open access: yesUtrecht Law Review, 2009
Climate change will cause further loss of biodiversity. As negative effects are already taking place, adaptive measures are required to protect biodiversity from the effects of climate change.
An Cliquet   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Project of the avifauna near Senigallia: the Misa River. First year of survey

open access: yesRivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2012
This study analyzed the birds of the Misa River terminal part, near Senigallia (AN). We collected 28 point counts placed at a distance of 500 m apart and visited each month.
Mauro Mencarelli, Niki Morganti
doaj   +1 more source

Four ideas to boost EU conservation policy as 2020 nears

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2019
The European Union (EU) committed to halt the loss of biodiversity in its 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. However, all reports show conservation efforts are falling short of their objectives and the status of biodiversity in the EU continues to decline. Here,
Virgilio Hermoso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Species of birds from the protected area ROSPA0062 – the dam basins from the Argeş River – observed during the World Championship of Kaiac-Canoe Sprint Juniors and Youth U23 (Bascov Basin, 2017)

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia, 2023
In this paper we present the results of the researches performed on the dam basins from ROSPA0062 - The dam basins from the Argeş River during the World Championship of Kaiac-Canoe Sprint Juniors and Youth U23, held on the Bascov Basin, part of this ...
Adrian MESTECĂNEANU, Radu GAVA
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Requirements and Options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
According to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD: 2008/56/EC) coordinated monitoring programmes should be established and implemented by Member States in order to assess the environmental status of marine waters and the achievement of ...
PIHA Henna   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Protected areas and climate change<br> Reflections from a practitioner’s perspective

open access: yesUtrecht Law Review, 2010
Protected areas classified under EU wildlife legislation have achieved real gains for biodiversity. Protected areas also safeguard the environmental conditions and functions that support diverse ecological communities.
Andrew Dodd   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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