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European Habitats Directive has fostered monitoring but not prevented species declines

Conservation Letters, 2023
Strong biodiversity declines have been reported across the European Union, especially in insects, despite conservation policy such as the Habitats Directive that aims to halt biodiversity loss. Using 50 years of observational data, we examined indicators
Eva Katharina Engelhardt, Diana E. Bowler, Christian Hof   +2 more
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Applying molecular genetic data at different scales to support conservation assessment of European Habitats Directive listed species: A case study of Eurasian otter in Austria [PDF]

Evolutionary Applications, 2023
Evaluating intraspecific genetic structure and diversity is fundamental to assessing a species’ conservation status, but direct incorporation of such information into legal frameworks such as the EU's Habitats Directive is surprisingly rare.
Tamara Schenekar, Andreas Weiss, Steven J. Weiss   +2 more
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Habitats Directive in northern Italy: a series of proposals for habitat definition improvement [PDF]

Plant Sociology, 2023
Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) is the cornerstone of nature conservation in Europe and is at the core of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. There is room, however, for its improvement, at least for northern Italy, where ambiguities in the definition ...
Gianmaria Bonari, Michele Dalle Fratte, Michele Lonati, Marco Caccianiga, Cesare Lasen, Stefano Armiraglio, Matteo Barcella, Gabriella Buffa, Bruno Enrico Leone Cerabolini, Andrea Mainetti, Luca Miserere, Giuseppe Oriolo, Alberto Selvaggi   +12 more
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Relevant habitats neglected by the Directive 92/43 EEC: the contribution of Vegetation Science for their reappraisal in Sicily [PDF]

Plant Sociology, 2021
Field investigation carried out by the Sicilian botanists in the last 20 years enabled them to identify eight habitat types of high biogeographic and conservation interest, neglected by the Directive 92/43, which deserve ad hoc conservation measures. For
Riccardo Guarino, Salvatore Pasta, Giuseppe Bazan, Alessandro Crisafulli, Orazio Caldarella, Gian Pietro Giusso del Galdo, Alessandro Silvestre Gristina, Vincenzo Ilardi, Antonino La Mantia, Corrado Marcenò, Pietro Minissale, Saverio Sciandrello, Leonardo Scuderi, Giovanni Spampinato, Angelo Troia, Lorenzo Gianguzzi   +15 more
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Current status of habitat monitoring in the European Union according to Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, with an emphasis on habitat structure and functions and on Germany

Nature Conservation, 2018
Since the beginning of the 1990s, monitoring of habitats has been a widespread tool to record and assess changes in habitat quality, for example due to land use change.
Götz Ellwanger, Stephan Runge, Melanie Wagner, Werner Ackermann, Melanie Neukirchen, Wenke Frederking, Christina Müller, Axel Ssymank, Ulrich Sukopp   +8 more
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High-latitude EU Habitats Directive species at risk due to climate change and land use

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
The Habitats Directive of the European Union is a key legislative instrument in Europe, supporting the conservation of rare, threatened or endemic species.
Risto K. Heikkinen, Linda Kartano, Niko Leikola, Juha Aalto, Kaisu Aapala, Saija Kuusela, Raimo Virkkala   +6 more
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Guidelines for the monitoring of Lucanus cervus [PDF]

Nature Conservation, 2017
Lucanus cervus is one of the most charismatic saproxylic beetles, widely distributed in Europe. The species is typical of mature deciduous forests, especially oak woodlands. Loss and fragmentation of suitable habitats is one of the major threats for this
Marco Bardiani, Stefano Chiari, Emanuela Maurizi, Massimiliano Tini, Ilaria Toni, Agnese Zauli, Alessandro Campanaro, Giuseppe Maria Carpaneto, Paolo Audisio   +8 more
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Integrating the Water Framework Directive into the Habitats Directive: Analysis of distribution patterns of lacustrine EU habitats in lakes of Lombardy (northern Italy)

Journal of Limnology, 2017
The existence of strong potential synergies between the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Habitats Directive (HD) is widely acknowledged. Indeed, ensuring favourable conservation conditions for aquatic habitats and species of conservation concern ...
Rossano Bolpagni, Mattia M. Azzella, Chiara Agostinelli, Andrea Beghi, Eugenia Bettoni, Guido Brusa, Cristina De Molli, Riccardo Formenti, Filippo Galimberti, Bruno E.L. Cerabolini   +9 more
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Biodiversity offsetting and restoration under the European Union Habitats Directive: balancing between no net loss and deathbed conservation?

Ecology and Society, 2016
Biodiversity offsets have emerged as one of the most prominent policy approaches to align economic development with nature protection across many jurisdictions, including the European Union.
Hendrik Schoukens, An Cliquet
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2030 conservation targets for European terrestrial mammals using the favourable conservation status concept [PDF]

Scientific Data
The European Habitats Directive lists species and habitats of conservation priority for member states of the European Union, and prescribes that they achieve a favourable conservation status.
Alessandra D’Alessio, Marco Davoli, Carlo Rondinini, Michela Pacifici   +3 more
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