Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Graham Tucker (Nature Conservation Consulting)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 28.90cm
Weight:   2.040kg
ISBN:  

9781108496742

ISBN 10:   1108496741
Pages:   593
Publication Date:   25 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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 Radović; 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 Rūta Baškytė and Žygimantas Obelevičius; 23. The Netherlands Erik Gerritsen; 24. Poland Paweł 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 Rybanič; 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.

Reviews

'This is most certainly a reference book, not a rattling good yarn, and it will mostly be used by conservation professionals, but, actually, the tale it tells is gripping and important.' Mark Avery, Sunday book review blog on markavery.info

Author Information

Graham Tucker is an ecologist and a leading authority on European nature conservation policy, and has a particular interest in its achievements and failures. He has gained insights on these issues from thirty-four years of professional experience, including at Birdlife International and, more recently, at the Institute for European Environmental Policy, where he was Head of the Biodiversity Programme. This is his third book focussing on European nature conservation. He is now an independent consultant and proprietor of Nature Conservation Consulting.

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