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Lungul drum al zilei către noapte și implicarea silvicultorilor în protecția naturii [ Long Day’s Journey into Night and foresters involvement in nature conservation] [PDF]

Bucovina Forestieră, 2018
Long Day’s Journey into Night, the famous Engen O’Neill’s has inspired this editorial focused on the long history of nature conservation in Romania, initiated by the late of XIX century thanks to a famous forester of that time.
Marian Drăgoi
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Marine litter can shift sea turtle nests toward the shoreline

Oikos, EarlyView.
Marine litter is an emerging threat to sea turtle rookeries, yet its effects on nesting behaviour remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigated how macro‐litter accumulation on beaches influences the spatial distribution of loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta nests on Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde.
Diana Sousa‐Guedes, Adolfo Marco, Maria Medina, Filipa Bessa, Neftalí Sillero   +4 more
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Effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network to cover threatened species

Nature Conservation, 2013
The world‘s biodiversity is currently in rapid decline - Europe being no exception - with as principal cause a human-mediated global change. The Natura 2000 network is an important conservation tool for European biodiversity; it is a network of ...
Audrey Trochet, Dirk Schmeller
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What does coexistence mean? Insight from place‐based trajectories of pastoralists and bears encounters in the Pyrenees

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact ...
Alice Ouvrier, Manon Culos, Sylvie Guillerme, Antoine Doré, Helene Figari, John D. C. Linnell, Pierre‐Yves Quenette, Ruppert Vimal   +7 more
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European Union support for Natura 2000 sites under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020

Journal of Modern Science, 2023
Objectives The purpose of this paper is to present aid tools available under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 addressed to Polish agricultural producers operating in Natura 2000 areas.
Marcin Kazimierczuk, Edyta Sokalska
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A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela, Marion Jay, Lukas Flinzberger, Chaima Mobarak, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
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Detecting social‐ecological fit in Natura 2000 governance and management: Evidence from LIFE projects focused on forest protected habitat types

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo, Elena Pisani, Mauro Masiero, Tommaso Sitzia, Thomas Campagnaro   +4 more
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GPS Tracking Reveals the White-Tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla as an Ambassador for the Natura 2000 Network

Diversity
The Natura 2000 network of protected areas is the backbone of species conservation in the European Union. We investigated whether Austrian-hatched white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) make particular use of this multinational network during their ...
Remo Probst, Matthias Schmidt, Michael McGrady, Christian Pichler   +3 more
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Diversity of cyanobacterium Nostoc and its conservancy in Lithuania

Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2011
The article discusses the diversity, distribution and ecology of Nostoc genus in Lithuania. Nine Nostoc species including N. caeruleum, N. carneum, N. commune, N. ellipsosporum, N. linckia, N. pruniforme, N. punctiforme, N.
Ina Špakaitė, Jolanta Kostkevičienė
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Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
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