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The Touristic Capitalisation of Cultural Services Offered by Natura 2000 Sites. Experiences from Romanian Less Developed Regions [PDF]

Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2022
In order to protect the geographical areas with valuable ecosystems and for their sustainable valorisation in economic purposes, in the last 20 years in Romania have been delimited many protected natural areas, which were integrated into the European ...
Mihai Talmaciu, Irina Teodora Manolescu , Mioara Mihăilă   +2 more
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Programmed unmanned aerial vehicles show great potential for monitoring marine megafauna in specific areas of interest

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Targeted conservation measures are contingent on robust knowledge of spatio‐temporal animal distribution in areas of interest. We explore unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transect monitoring as a novel method for standardized digital aerial surveys of marine megafauna by investigating the fine‐resolution spatio‐temporal distribution of harbour porpoises ...
Dinah Hartmann, Valdemar Palmqvist, Johanna Stedt   +2 more
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Natura 2000 w kontekście konkurencyjności i możliwości rozwojowych gmin w Polsce

Studia Regionalne i Lokalne, 2015
W artykule zaprezentowane zostały wyniki badania konkurencyjności gmin objętych Europejską Siecią Ekologiczną Natura 2000. Na podstawie analiz korelacji udziału obszarów Natura 2000 w ogólnej powierzchni gminy i wskaźników charakteryzujących wymiary ...
Wojciech Dziemianowicz, Klaudia Peszat, Kamil Przyborowski   +2 more
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
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Protected areas do not outperform urban wastelands in supporting insect pollinators and pollination in central Germany

Basic and Applied Ecology
The Natura 2000 network is central to Europe's conservation efforts to address biodiversity decline, with ongoing plans to expand protected areas and restore habitats across the European Union.
Panagiotis Theodorou, Wilhelm H.A. Osterman, Janna H. Mrozek, Bilyana S. Wild, Michael Beckmann, Julia Osterman, Robert J. Paxton   +6 more
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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
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Approaches regarding the importance of Natura 2000 sities’ settings pupil’s education through geography. Case study: Valea Rose (Red Valley) Natura 2000, Bihor country

Journal of Geography, Politics and Society, 2016
The setting of Natura 2000 sites in order to conserve, promote and exploit them as distinctive areas, is both a prerequisite and an opportunity regarding pupils` education also through geography as a discipline. In this context, the present paper aims to
Grigore Vasile Herman , Dorina Camelia Ilieș, Miron Florin Măduța , Alexandru Ilieș , Maria Gozner , Raluca Buhaș , Iános-Mátyás-Tamás Mihók-Géczi   +6 more
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Sustainable Development Goals Applied to the Maritime Transportation Sector: Setting Sail for the Future

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals requires a multi‐sectoral approach. Maritime transportation, vital to the global economy, significantly contributes to several SDGs and plays a strategic ...
Cátia Sousa, Ana Brasão, Tiago Silva, Stanislau Tserashkovich   +3 more
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a Mediterranean coastal area: implications for dune conservation in a long‐term ecological research eLTER site

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a protected coastal dune system in Central Italy, revealing strong ecological associations between moth assemblages and dune zonation. Differences in species composition and trait attributes, along with the presence of habitat‐exclusive species, highlight the role of ...
Micaela del Valle Rasino, Simone Fattorini, Michele Innangi, Angela Stanisci, Andrea Sciarretta, Maria Laura Carranza   +5 more
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Towards cost-effective indicators to maintain Natura 2000 sites in favourable conservation status. Preliminary results from Cansiglio and New Forest

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2008
Natura 2000 is a coherent ecological network of special areas, designated under the Habitat and Birds EEC Directives, to assist in the maintenance of biodiversity in the European territory.
Cantarello E, Newton A
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