Epstein, Yaffa and López-Bao, José Vicente and Chapron, Guillaume
(2015).
A legal-ecological understanding of favorable conservation status for species in Europe.
Conservation Letters. 9
:2
, 81-88
[Article Review/Survey]
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12200
Abstract
Legislation for the preservation of biodiversity has been instrumental to the recovery of multiple species and habitats. The European Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC is one of the strongest legal tools in nature conservation. This Directive seeks to achieve its biodiversity goals by requiring EU Member States to take measures to reach or maintain favorable conservation status (FCS) of natural habitats and species in Europe. FCS is a legal concept, but must be understood and applied by scientists, managers, and policy makers, and therefore a proper interpretation of this concept is crucial for biodiversity conservation and wildlife management. However, its definition contains several aspects that can lead to misinterpretation, forming the core of controversies in determining whether or not populations have reached FCS. In this review, we provide legal and ecological clarifications of the most contested aspects of FCS that have not yet been conclusively settled by analyzing and weighing a variety of sources.
Authors/Creators: | Epstein, Yaffa and López-Bao, José Vicente and Chapron, Guillaume | ||||
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Title: | A legal-ecological understanding of favorable conservation status for species in Europe | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | Conservation Letters | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2015 | ||||
Volume: | 9 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Page range: | 81-88 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley Periodicals | ||||
ISSN: | 1755-263X | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Agris subject categories.: | D Administration and legislation > D50 Legislation L Animal production > L20 Animal ecology | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology | ||||
Agrovoc terms: | biodiversity conversation, environmental legislation, wildlife management | ||||
Keywords: | environmental law, favorable conservation status, FCS, habitats directive, recovery | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3571 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3571 | ||||
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ID Code: | 13529 | ||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Ecology (S) > Dept. of Ecology | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 01 Aug 2016 12:16 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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