Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings

Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the evironment

DIRECTIVE 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment

Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds

Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy

The European Union’s biodiversity action plan: Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond.

Official Publication of the European Communities, 

Link(s) :

• The European Union’s biodiversity action plan The European Union’s biodiversity action plan Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 – and beyond             

Last of the wild: overview of status and monitoring of some wilderness related species in the Natura 2000 network.

Edition: PAN Parks Foundation, 2009

By providing a description of the management and monitoring practices of various protected areas, with regards to chamois, ibex, brown bears, lynx, wolves and white-tailed eagles in its new publication, the PAN Parks Foundation aims to argue for the need for a non-intervention management approach that will ensure healthy and stable populations of these – and other – important wilderness species. In addition, we hope that the present selection of monitoring experience will serve as inspiration to many nature conservation professionals in their handling of wilderness habitats and species around Europe.

If you have comments or questions concerning the publications or the PAN Parks Foundation, please contact Edit Borza, Communications Manager at eborza@panparks.org or visit
www.panparks.org 

Here you can find all the presentations of the international conference from the 22nd October 2010.

The Living Planet Report is helping raise public awareness of the pressures on the biosphere and spreading the message that “business as usual” is not an option.The report contributes to fostering action, as what gets measured gets managed.

Natura 2000 in the alpine region

Natura 2000 in the alpine region Natura 2000 in the alpine region Official Publication of the European Communities, 2006, 12p.        

Pauchard A. et al. (2009).

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7, 479-486.

Mountain Invasion Research Network

Most studies of invasive species have been in highly modified, lowland environments, with comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed, high-elevation environments. However, increasing evidence indicates that plant invasions do occur in these environments, which often have high conservation value and provide important ecosystem services. Over a thousand non-native species have become established in natural areas at high elevations worldwide, and although many of these are not invasive, some may pose a considerable threat to native mountain ecosystems.

Here, we discuss four main drivers that shape plant invasions into high-elevation habitats: (1) the (pre-)adaptation of non-native species to abiotic conditions, (2) natural and anthropogenic disturbances, (3) biotic resistance of the established communities, and (4) propagule pressure. We propose a comprehensive research agenda for tackling the problem of plant invasions into mountain ecosystems, including documentation of mountain invasion patterns at multiple scales, experimental studies, and an assessment of the impacts of non-native species in these systems. The threat posed to high-elevation biodiversity by invasive plant species is likely to increase because of globalization and climate change. However, the higher mountains harbor ecosystems where invasion by nonnative species has scarcely begun, and where science and management have the opportunity to respond in time.

Link(s) :

• Ain’t no mountain high enough: plant invasions reaching new elevations