The background report which is part of the dossier "Ecological networks" contains relevant information on the instruments that play an important role in the establishment of ecological networks at global, pan-European, European, and national level. Although this report makes no claim to be exhaustive, it provides brief information on the most important instruments, such as conventions, legislation, regulations and programmes connected with ecological networks. In addition to the report, news, publications and links provide further information on the topic.
The idea for realising this dossier was borne in the frame of the seminar "Creation of ecological networks between alpine protected areas" which was organised by the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC) on 7 and 8 November 2005 in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
The dossier was created thanks to the support of ALPARC and CIPRA and that of the German Environment Ministry, which bore the costs of translating it into French, German, Italian and Slovenian, and, last but not least, thanks to the experts who contributed their knowledge without remuneration.
News
Publications
Links
News
2008-05-15
Ecological networks in the Alps at the 9th Conference on Biological Diversity
2007-07-05
Nature abhors a border
2007-03-20
Biological diversity as an investment - Protected areas give the Alps a good image and help man and nature
2006-07-27
Alpine protected areas: a new international agency in Chambéry
2005-06-30
Partnership between the Alps and the Carpathians
Publications
Year of publication:
2007
The Pan-European Ecological Network: taking stock
Year of publication:
2007
Genetic effect of transportation infrastructure on roe deer populations
Year of publication:
2007
Incorporating ecological sustainability into landscape planning
Year of publication:
2007
Are hedgerows effective corridors between fragments of woodland habitat?
Year of publication:
2007
Establishing an Alpine Ecological Network
Year of publication:
2006
The indicative map of the Pan-European Ecological Network in Western Europe
Year of publication:
2006
Gap analysis of terrestrial vertebrates in Italy
Year of publication:
2006
Genetic structure is influenced by landscape features: empirical evidence from a roe deer population
Year of publication:
2006
Ecological Networks
Year of publication:
2006
Review of Experience with Ecological Networks, Corridors and Buffer Zones.
Year of publication:
2006
Ecological networks: A spatial concept for multi-actor planning of sustainable landscapes.
Year of publication:
2006
A Biodiversity Vision for the Alps
Year of publication:
2006
Mountain areas as menageries
Year of publication:
2006
Natura 2000 in the Alpine regions
Year of publication:
2005
Transboundary Conservation
Year of publication:
2005
A GIS methodology for assessing ecological connectivity: application to the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Year of publication:
2005
Predicting ecological connectivity in urbanizing landscapes
Year of publication:
2004
Linking protected areas to the wider world: a review of approaches
Year of publication:
2004
Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
Year of publication:
2004
Ecological Networks and Greenways
Year of publication:
2003
Designing a coherent ecological network for large mammals in northwestern Europe
Year of publication:
1999
Nature conservation sites designated in application of international instruments at pan-European level
Links
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Ecological Networks - Database Central and Eastern Europe
European Green Belt - Create the backbone of an ecological network
National Ecological Network as a Part of the Pan-European Ecological Network & NATURA 2000 Network, Croatia
Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS)
South and East European Ecological Network, part of PEEN
Sustainable tourism and Natura 2000: Guidelines, initiatives and good practices in Europe
The Alpine Network of Protected Areas
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
