Results 21 to 30 of about 497,472 (246)

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

Contribution of GIS and Geochemical Proxies to Improving Habitat Identification and Delimitation for the Natura 2000 Network: The Case of Coastal Lagoons in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula)

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
The Natura 2000 network is an ambitious European project aimed at nature conservation. Nevertheless, the identification and delimitation of habitats is a complex task and simultaneously essential for correct ecosystem management.
Alejandro Gómez-Pazo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the ‘bat population’ an operational concept for statutory species conservation?

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2023
In the European Union (EU), all bat species are legally protected by the Habitats Directive (HD). Especially the goal of keeping or restoring a favourable conservation status for protected species and habitats is an outstanding innovation in the law of ...
Cosima Lindemann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Habitats Directive in northern Italy: a series of proposals for habitat definition improvement [PDF]

open access: yesPlant 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   +12 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Recorded and potential distributions on the iberian peninsula of speciesof Lepidoptera listed in the Habitats Directive

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2014
. Using data on the known Iberian distributions of 10 species of Lepidoptera listed in the Habitats Directive referenced to the 10 × 10 km UTM grid, we determined their potential distributions and their relationships with selected bioclimatic factors ...
Helena ROMO   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The first finding of a Habitats Directive species Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vertiginidae) from the Republic of North Macedonia

open access: yesHistoria Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023
Five adults and one juvenile specimens of Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830 (narrow-mouthed whorl snail) were found near Dunjska River, Mariovo for the first time in the Republic of North Macedonia.
Ivaylo Dedov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
There has long been a tension between environmental regulation and the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which has been addressed over time through progressive reform of the CFP.
Harrison, James, Appleby, Thomas
core   +1 more source

Public participation in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Italy: the stakeholders’ experiences

open access: yesForest@, 2017
Public participation in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Italy: the stakeholders’ experiences. Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas identified by the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (79/409/EC ...
Paletto A   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of indicators and identification of gaps: Deep-sea habitats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A range of national and international legislation, obligations and commitments aim to promote and maintain a healthy and biologically diverse marine environment from shallow coastal waters to the deep sea.
Hughes, J.A., Smith, T.
core   +1 more source

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

open access: yesNature Conservation, 2012
Twenty-nine butterfly species are listed on the Annexes of the Habitats Directive. To assist everyone who wants or needs to take action for one of these species, we compiled an overview of the habitat requirements and ecology of each species, as well as ...
Chris van Swaay   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy