Towards detecting swath events in TerraSAR-X time series to establish NATURA 2000 grassland habitat swath management as monitoring parameter [PDF]
Spatial monitoring tools are necessary to respond to the threat of global biodiversity loss. At the European scale, remote sensing tools for NATURA 2000 habitat monitoring have been requested by the European Commission to fulfill the obligations of the ...
Ali, Iftikhbar +5 more
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Typification of three Linnaean names in the genus Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)
The lectotypification of four Linnaean names in the genus Euphorbia: E. exigua, E. exigua var. acuta, E. paralias, and E. segetalis is discussed. The designation of the nomenclatural types is based on the consultation of Linnaeus’s original material and
P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego
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Connectivity of Natura 2000 forest sites in Europe
Background/Purpose: In the context of the European Biodiversity policy, the Green Infrastructure Strategy is one supporting tool to mitigate fragmentation, inter-alia to increase the spatial and functional connectivity between protected and unprotected ...
Caudullo, Giovanni +2 more
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Lectotype designation of the Macaronesian endemic Gymnosporia cassinoides (Celastraceae)
The typification of the name Celastrus cassinoides, currently accepted as Gymnosporia cassinoides (Celastraceae), is discussed. This species is a plant endemic to the Canary Islands, traditionally known as Maytenus canariensis. A lectotype is designated
P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego
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PROMOTING NATURA 2000 NETWORK BENEFITS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PRACTICING ECOTOURISM AND AGROTOURISM [PDF]
This paper presents the benefits of the local communities across Natura 2000 sites. Human activities in these areas should take into account the economic, social, cultural, and environmental protection. It examines the most common problems encountered in
Mirela STANCIU +2 more
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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]
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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Forest-Cover Changes in European Natura 2000 Sites in the Period 2012–2018
Protected areas have a key role in preserving biodiversity at different scales, as well as in providing ecosystem services to rural communities. Natura 2000 is the primary conservation network at the EU level, with the aim of protecting the most valuable
A. Santoro +4 more
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Forest Fire Damage in Natura 2000 sites 2000-2012 [PDF]
Forest fires are a threat for the forest and natural areas in Europe. Over 65 000 fires take place every year in the European Union, burning, on average, half a million hectares of the European landscape.
BOCA Roberto +3 more
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Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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Back to the Mission. Revisiting Slack in Nonprofits and Introducing Tappable Slack
ABSTRACT This article contributes to and develops the previous literature on excess resources (“slack”) in nonprofit organizations through a conceptual analysis of the implications that the organizational distinctiveness of nonprofits carries for our understanding of slack in these organizations.
Marta Reuter +2 more
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