Nature Conservation in Europe
Approaches and Lessons

A detailed description and analysis of European nature conservation and its achievements, focussing on the EU and last forty years.

Graham Tucker (Edited by)

9781108496742, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 May 2023

593 pages
28.9 x 22.4 x 4.3 cm, 2.04 kg

European ecosystems and species remain under pressure from intensive agriculture and forestry, fishing, pollution, urban sprawl, invasive species and climate change. This book provides a detailed description and critical analysis of nature conservation responses, achievements and failures, motivated by the concerning state of nature and missed biodiversity targets. It summarises Europe's nature and the impact of human activities, and then gives an overview of relevant international biodiversity treaties and the EU nature conservation policy and legislative framework. The core of the book comprises chapters written by national experts, which cover the UK and twenty-five EU Member States, providing comparative case studies from which valuable lessons are drawn. Covering wide-ranging topics such as biodiversity pressures, legislation and governance, biodiversity strategies, species protection, protected areas, habitat management, and funding, this book is of interest to a wide audience, including academics and professionals involved in nature conservation and related environmental fields.

1. Introduction: aims, scope, structure and key information sources Graham Tucker
2. Europe's nature and conservation needs Graham Tucker
3. The international drivers of nature conservation, their objectives and impacts on nature conservation policies and actions in Europe David Stroud, Euan Dunn, Wyn Jones and Graham Tucker
4. Nature conservation policy, legislation and funding in the EU Graham Tucker, Kaley Hart, Andrew Farmer, Euan Dunn and David Baldock
5. Conclusions, lessons learnt and implications for the future Graham Tucker
6. Austria Wolfgang Suske and Kathrin Horvath
7. Belgium Els Martens and Jorge Ventocilla
8. Republic of Bulgaria Boris Barov
9. Republic of Croatia Jasminka Radovi?
10. Cyprus Clairie Papazoglou and Andreas Demetropoulos
11. The Czech Republic Petr Roth
12. Denmark Anette Petersen and Jan Woollhead
13. Estonia Aleksei Lotman and Silvia Lotman
14. Finland Heikki Toivonen and Olli Ojala
15. France Pierre Commenville
16. Germany Eick von Ruschkowski
17. Greece Ioli Christopoulou
18. Hungary Katalin Sipos
19. Ireland Andrew Jackson and Anja Murray
20. Italy Elisa Cardarelli, Barbara Calaciura, Daniela Zaghi and Giuseppe Bogliani
21. Latvia Otars Opermanis, Ilona Mendzina, Ainars Aunins and Inga Racinska
22. Lithuania R?ta Baškyt? and Žygimantas Obelevi?ius
23. The Netherlands Erik Gerritsen
24. Poland Pawe? Pawlaczyk
25. Portugal Ana Guimarães Ferreira and Domingos Leitão
26. Romania Erika Stanciu, Ioan-Cristian Ioja, Mariana Tintarean and Mihai Pop
27. Slovakia Viera Šefferová Stanová and Rastislav Rybani?
28. Slovenia Peter Skoberne
29. Spain Concha Olmeda and Juan Carlos Blanco
30. Sweden Mats O. G. Eriksson and Mia Pantzar
31. United Kingdom Graham Tucker, Wyn Jones, Susan Davies and Joan Edwards
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Conservation of the environment [RNK], Environmental management [RNF], Animal ecology [PSVS], Plant ecology [PSTS]