Effectiveness of Natura 2000 system for habitat types protection: A case study from the Czech Republic

0495469 - ÚVGZ 2019 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Pechanec, V. - Machar, I. - Pohanka, T. - Oprsal, Z. - Petrovič, F. - Svajda, J. - Šálek, L. - Chobot, K. - Filippovova, J. - Cudlín, Pavel - Málková, J.
Effectiveness of Natura 2000 system for habitat types protection: A case study from the Czech Republic.
Nature Conservation-Bulgaria. Roč. 24, JAN (2018), s. 21-41. ISSN 1314-6947. E-ISSN 1314-3301
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1415
Institutional support: RVO:86652079
Keywords : area network * conservation * biodiversity * landscape * management * diversity * hotspots * forests * Conservation effectiveness * natural habitats * mapping * Nature Conservation Effectiveness Index * Special Areas of Conservation
OECD category: Biodiversity conservation
Impact factor: 1.220, year: 2018

In conservation biology, there is a general consensus that protected areas (PAs) are one of the most effective tools for biodiversity protection. Worldwide, the area of PAs is continually increasing. But is the effectiveness of biodiversity protection improving with it? Since many PAs only exist as 'paper parks' (i.e. they exist on maps and in legislation but offer little actual protection), the answer is uncertain. Moreover, it has long been known that, not only an increase in the extent of PAs, but also the efficiency of their management is fundamentally important for effective nature conservation. Therefore, there is a wide-ranging discussion about the actual effectiveness of PAs and factors that influence it.
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