Wilderness Protection in EuropeC. J. Bastmeijer, Kees Bastmeijer Europe still retains large areas which play host to numerous native and free-functioning ecosystems and lack roads, buildings, bridges, cables and other permanent manifestations of modern society. In the past such areas were considered wastelands, whose value lay only in their potential for cultivation and economic exploitation. Today, these wilderness areas are increasingly cherished as places for rest and recreation, and as important areas for scientific research, biodiversity conservation and the mitigation of and adaptation to certain climate change effects. This book provides the first major appraisal of the role of international, European and domestic law in protecting the remaining wilderness areas and their distinguishing qualities in Europe. It also highlights the lessons that can be learned from the various international, regional and national approaches, identifies obstacles to wilderness protection in Europe and considers whether and how the legal protection of wilderness can be further advanced. |
Contents
Mapping wilderness in Europe | 41 |
steve carver 67 38 | 67 |
Social values of wilderness in Europe | 94 |
Economic values of wilderness in Europe | 114 |
Wilderness protection in Europe and the relevance | 137 |
Natura 2000 and the protection of wilderness in Europe | 177 |
The Alpine Convention and wilderness protection | 199 |
Wilderness protection under the Carpathian Convention | 222 |
Wilderness protection in Hungary | 337 |
Wilderness protection in Iceland | 360 |
Wilderness protection in Norway | 386 |
Wilderness protection in Poland | 409 |
Wilderness protection in Russia | 432 |
Wilderness protection in Spain | 455 |
Wilderness protection in Sweden | 482 |
Wilderness protection in the United Kingdom | 507 |
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activities Alpine Convention Article assessment authorities Bern Convention biodiversity Birds Directive Carpathian Convention cent Chapter criteria cultural Czech Republic decisions designation discussed ecological ecosystems Environment Environmental Impact established Estonia European Commission European wilderness example Federal forestry forests Government Guidelines habitat types Habitats Directive high wilderness qualities human Ibid Iceland implementation important infrastructure instance interference-free areas IUCN Lagodekhi landscape large carnivores legal protection legislation lynx Metsähallitus National Park Natura 2000 sites natural areas nature conservation nature protection NGOs Poland population protect wilderness protected areas protected natural protection of wilderness Protocol regime regional regulation relevant rewilding Russian Scottish Section significant spatial planning species status Steve Carver strict nature reserves supra note Swiss National Park term wilderness territory tion tourism wetlands wild land wilderness areas wilderness in Europe wilderness protection wilderness reserves wildlife World Heritage zapovedniki zones