Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe

Governance of Protected Areas in Eastern Europe – overview on different governance types, case studies, and lessons learned. Study commissioned to ProPark, Romania, by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). BfN-Skripten (2013) Authors: Erika Stanciu and Alina Ioniță The [...]

Participatory management of protected area in the carpathian ecoregion

The handbook is addressed mainly to the protected area practitioners working at the local level (staff of protected area Administrations, custodians, etc) but could be equally useful to the decision-makers working in nature conservation field at regional or national level, to students or teachers [...]

Protected Area Governance in Eastern Europe. An overview

The brochure provides information regarding the current situation of protected area governance in Eastern Europe, respectively the governance types identified within the region, the trends for their diversification and their quality improvement, as well as a series of overall recommendations on how to [...]

The Economic benefits of the Natura 2000 network

The EU’s economic prosperity and well-being is underpinned by its natural capital, which includes natural ecosystems that provide essential goods and services. According to this study, the benefits that flow from Natura 2000 are of the order of €200 to 300 billion/year. It is estimated that [...]